What is Actomyosin? - National University of Singapore
2023年11月30日 · What is Actomyosin? Actomyosin refers to the actin-myosin complex that forms within the cytoskeleton. Actomyosin is inherently contractile, with the myosin motor protein …
The Actomyosin Systems in Apicomplexa - PubMed
Remarkably, the actomyosin system contributes to three major processes in Toxoplasma gondii: (i) organelle trafficking, positioning and inheritance, (ii) basal pole constriction and …
Forcing cells into shape: the mechanics of actomyosin contractility
Actomyosin-mediated contractility is a highly conserved mechanism for generating mechanical stress in animal cells and underlies muscle contraction, cell migration, cell division and tissue …
The role of the Arp2/3 complex in shaping the dynamics and …
Actomyosin networks give cells the ability to move and divide. These networks contract and expand while being driven by active energy-consuming processes such as motor protein …
The actomyosin system is essential for the integrity of the …
The actomyosin system of T. brucei is very reduced, consisting of one actin gene and two myosin genes (García-Salcedo et al., 2004; Spitznagel et al., 2010). This stands in contrast to its …
Actomyosin forces in cell migration: Moving beyond cell body …
2024年8月2日 · Here, we highlight the hierarchic assembly and self-regulatory network structure of the actomyosin system and explain how the kinetics of different nonmuscle myosin II (NM II) …
Pulsatile contractions and pattern formation in excitable actomyosin ...
2022年3月30日 · In this article, we develop a mathematical model for the actomyosin cortex that combines the reaction-diffusion dynamics of signalling proteins with active force generation by …
The Role of the Actomyosin System in Regulating Trabecular …
The actomyosin system, composed of actin microfilaments and associated proteins, is present in essentially all cells, and is highly organized in TM and Schlemm’s canal cells. There are …
Actomyosin clusters as active units shaping living matter - Cell Press
2024年10月21日 · Here, we review studies reporting actomyosin clusters of micrometre size and with lifetimes of several minutes in a large number of organisms, ranging from fission yeast to …
The actomyosin system is essential for the integrity of the …
2024年11月21日 · The actin cytoskeleton is a ubiquitous feature of eukaryotic cells, yet its complexity varies across different taxa. In the parasitic protist Trypanosoma brucei , a …