Active membrane deformations of a minimal synthetic cell
A. Sciortino, H. Faizi, S. Uplap, L. Frechette, M. S. Peterson, P. Vlahovska, A. Baskaran, M. F. Hagan, A. Bausch
This study introduces a synthetic cell model with an active cytoskeleton that exhibits shape fluctuations and morphing abilities, revealing how active forces influence membrane deformation dynamics.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2023Biophysics