36 citations · 54 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
q-bio.SC2011★ 36 cited
Viscoelastic response of contractile filament bundles
Achim Besser, Julien Colombelli, Ernst H. K. Stelzer +1
The actin cytoskeleton of adherent tissue cells often condenses into filament bundles contracted by myosin motors, so-called stress fibers, which play a crucial role in the mechani…
q-bio.CB2010★ 18 cited
Hysteresis in the cell response to time-dependent substrate stiffness
A. Besser, U. S. Schwarz
Mechanical cues like the rigidity of the substrate are main determinants for the decision making of adherent cells. Here we use a mechano-chemical model to predict the cellular res…
q-bio.SC2007
Coupling biochemistry and mechanics in cell adhesion: a model for inhomogeneous stress fiber contraction
A. Besser, U. S. Schwarz
Biochemistry and mechanics are closely coupled in cell adhesion. At sites of cell-matrix adhesion, mechanical force triggers signaling through the Rho-pathway, which leads to struc…