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Large-scale simulations of fluctuating biological membranes
Andrea Pasqua, Lutz Maibaum, George Oster +2
We present a simple, and physically motivated, coarse-grained model of a lipid bilayer, suited for micron scale computer simulations. Each ~25 nm^2 patch of bilayer is represented…
The limits of filopodium stability
Sander Pronk, Phillip L. Geissler, Daniel A. Fletcher
Filopodia are long, finger-like membrane tubes supported by cytoskeletal filaments. Their shape is determined by the stiffness of the actin filament bundles found inside them and b…
Curvature and torsion in growing actin networks
Joshua W. Shaevitz, Daniel A. Fletcher
Intracellular pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes and Rickettsia rickettsii move within a host cell by polymerizing a comet-tail of actin fibers that ultimately pushes the cel…
Load fluctuations drive actin network growth
Joshua W. Shaevitz, Daniel A. Fletcher
The growth of actin filament networks is a fundamental biological process that drives a variety of cellular and intracellular motions. During motility, eukaryotic cells and intrace…