The axonal actin-spectrin lattice acts as a tension buffering shock absorber
S. Dubey, N. Bhembre, S. Bodas, A. Ghose, A. Callan-Jones, P. A. Pullarkat
The paper investigates axon biomechanics and finds that the actin-spectrin lattice functions as a tension buffer by reversibly unfolding spectrin domains to absorb mechanical stress.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2019Biophysics