Filopodia rotate and coil by actively generating twist in their actin shaft
N. Leijnse, Y. F. Barooji, B. Verhagen, L. Wullkopf, J. Erler, S. Semsey, J. Nylandsted, A. Doostmohammadi, L. B. Oddershede, P. M. M. Bendix
The paper shows filopodia rotate and coil by generating twist in their actin shaft through active dynamics, observed across various cell types.
bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2020Biophysics