The molecular mechanism of load adaptation by branched actin networks
T.-D. Li, P. Bieling, J. Weichsel, R. D. Mullins, D. A. Fletcher
This study investigates how applied forces affect branched actin network assembly, revealing that force alters nucleation and capping rates, increasing network density through a Brownian Ratchet mechanism.
bioRxiv · May 24, 2021Biophysics