BiophysicsBiophysical JournalPeer-reviewed
Contractile to extensile transitions and mechanical adaptability enabled by activity in cytoskeletal structures
Alexandra Lamtyugina, Deb Sankar Banerjee, Yuqing Qiu, Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan
This study shows how motor activity enables cytoskeletal structures to adapt mechanically, transforming from contractile to extensile states under tension.