Stress relaxation in epithelial monolayers is controlled by actomyosin
Nargess Khalilgharibi, Jonathan Fouchard, Nina Asadipour, Amina Yonis, Andrew Harris, Payman Mosaffa, Yasuyuki Fujita, Alexandre Kabla, Buzz Baum, José J Muñoz, Mark Miodownik, Guillaume Charras
The paper shows actomyosin dynamics control stress relaxation in epithelial monolayers, enabling active changes in resting length during mechanical deformation.
bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2018 · PreprintBiophysics