Research report 2012 - Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

In best shape – How cells move and how they control their shape

Authors
Paluch, Ewa
Departments
Actin cortex mechanics and cell shape (Paluch Lab)
Summary
Since cell shape is ultimately defined by cellular mechanical properties and by the cell’s physical interactions with its environment, biophysical approaches are essential to understand cell shape control. Biologists, bio-informaticians and physicists investigate the molecular regulation of cellular mechanical properties, and the contribution of these properties to cell morphogenesis.

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