BiophysicsbioRxiv
Cracked actin filaments as mechanosensitive receptors
Vilmos Zsolnay, Margaret L. Gardel, David R. Kovar, Gregory A. Voth
This paper uses molecular dynamics simulations to show that mechanical strain on actin filaments creates a metastable cracked conformation, which serves as a binding site for LIM domain proteins.
DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2024.06.014