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Optogenetic switching of migration of contractile cells
Oliver M. Drozdowski, Falko Ziebert, Ulrich S. Schwarz
Cell crawling on flat substrates is based on intracellular flows of the actin cytoskeleton that are driven by both actin polymerization at the front and myosin contractility at the…
First-passage times in complex energy landscapes: a case study with nonmuscle myosin II assembly
Rick Bebon, Ulrich S. Schwarz
Complex energy landscapes often arise in biological systems, e.g. for protein folding, biochemical reactions or intracellular transport processes. Their physical effects are often…
Optogenetic control of intracellular flows and cell migration: a comprehensive mathematical analysis with a minimal active gel model
Oliver M. Drozdowski, Falko Ziebert, Ulrich S. Schwarz
The actin cytoskeleton of cells is in continuous motion due to both polymerization of new filaments and their contraction by myosin II molecular motors. Through adhesion to the sub…
Rheology of mixed motor ensembles
Justin Grewe, Ulrich S. Schwarz
The rheology of biological cells is not only determined by their cytoskeletal networks, but also by the molecular motors that crosslink and contract them. Recently it has been foun…
Mechanosensitive Self-Assembly of Myosin II Minifilaments
Justin Grewe, Ulrich S. Schwarz
Self-assembly and force generation are two central processes in biological systems that usually are considered in separation. However, the signals that activate non-muscle myosin I…
Stochastic Dynamics of Nanoparticle and Virus Uptake
Felix Frey, Falko Ziebert, Ulrich S. Schwarz
The cellular uptake of nanoparticles or viruses requires that the gain of adhesion energy overcomes the cost of plasma membrane bending. It is well known that this leads to a minim…