Pinching the cortex of live cells reveals thickness instabilities caused by Myosin II motors
V. LAPLAUD, N. Levernier, J. Pineau, M. San-Roman, L. Barbier, P. J. Saez, A.-M. Lennon-Dumenil, P. Vargas, K. Kruse, O. DU ROURE, M. Piel, J. Heuvingh
The paper measures cortical thickness in live cells using magnetic beads and finds it is dynamic and fluctuates due to actomyosin contractility.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2020Biophysics