Actin crosslinker competition and sorting drive emergent GUV size-dependent actin network architecture
oleh: Yashar Bashirzadeh, Steven A. Redford, Chatipat Lorpaiboon, Alessandro Groaz, Hossein Moghimianavval, Thomas Litschel, Petra Schwille, Glen M. Hocky, Aaron R. Dinner, Allen P. Liu
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-09-01 |
Deskripsi
By encapsulating proteins in giant unilamellar vesicles, Bashirzadeh et al find that actin crosslinkers, α-actinin and fascin, can self-assemble with actin into complex structures that depend on the degree of confinement. Further analysis and modeling show that α-actinin and fascin sort to separate domains of these structures. These insights may be generalizable to other biopolymer networks containing crosslinkers.