Modeling the three-way feedback between cellular contractility, actin polymerization, and adhesion turnover resolves the contradictory effects of RhoA and Rac1 on endothelial junction dynamics
E. McEvoy, T. Sneh, E. Moeendarbary, G. E. Marino, X. Chen, J. Escribano, F. Spill, J. M. Garcia-Aznar, A. T. Weeraratna, T. M. Svitkina, R. D. Kamm, V. B. Shenoy
This study develops a chemo-mechanical model to explain how RhoA and Rac1 differentially affect endothelial junction dynamics through their roles in contractility, adhesion turnover, and actin polymerization.
bioRxiv · Mar 15, 2021 · PreprintBiophysics