Intracellular mass density increase is accompanying but not sufficient for stiffening and growth arrest of yeast cells
S. Abuhattum, K. Kim, T. M. Franzmann, A. Esslinger, D. Midtvedt, R. Schluessler, S. Moellmert, H.-S. Kuan, S. Alberti, V. Zaburdaev, J. Guck
The paper shows that increased intracellular mass density correlates with stiffness in yeast cells during metabolic arrest but is not sufficient for growth arrest.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2018Biophysics