Ultra-fast cellular contractions in the epithelium of T. adhaerens and the "active cohesion" hypothesis
Shahaf Armon, Matthew Storm Bull, Andres Aranda-Diaz, Manu Prakash
The paper reports ultra-fast epithelial contractions in Trichoplax adhaerens, fits them to cytoskeletal models, and proposes 'active cohesion' as a mechanism to prevent tissue rupture.
bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2018 · PreprintBiophysics