Pre-stress of actin cortices is important for the viscoelastic response of living cells
A. M. Cordes, H. Witt, A. Gallemi-Perez, B. R. Brueckner, F. Grimm, M. Vache, T. Oswald, D. Floormann, F. Lautenschlaeger, M. Tarantola, A. Janshoff
This study investigates how pre-stress in actin cortices affects the viscoelastic properties of living cells using a novel model and atomic force microscopy.
bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2020 · PreprintBiophysics