Caging of membrane-to-cortex attachment proteins can trigger cellular symmetry breaking
Srishti Dar, Rubén Tesoro Moreno, Ivan Palaia, Anusha B. Gopalan, Zachary Gao Sun, Léanne Strauss, Richard R. Sprenger, Julio Monti Belmonte, Sarah K. Foster, Michael P. Murrell, Christer S. Ejsing, Anđela Šarić, Maria Leptin, Alba Diz-Muñoz
The paper shows how caging of MCA proteins can amplify changes in membrane viscosity and protein length, leading to symmetry breaking in cellular mechanics.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2024 · PreprintBiophysics