Microtubules can bear enhanced compressive loads + Shape oscillations of cells
- π€ Speaker: Cyril Picard, Cavendish
- π Date & Time: Wednesday 18 July 2007, 14:00 - 15:00
- π Venue: DAMTP, room MR4
Abstract
Cyril Picard (chp32, BSS in Cavendish) will discuss “Microtubules can bear enhanced compressive loads in living cells because of lateral reinforcement” Brangwynne et al J. Cell. Biol 173:733-741, 2006 http://www.jcb.org/cgi/reprint/173/5/733
Time allowing, Jocelyn Etienne (je269, DAMTP ) will discuss Ewa Paluch, Matthieu Piel, Jacques Prost, Michel Bornens, and CΓ©cile Sykes “Cortical Actomyosin Breakage Triggers Shape Oscillations in Cells and Cell Fragments” Biophys. J. 2005 89: 724-733 http://www.biophysj.org/cgi/content/full/89/1/724
Series This talk is part of the Cell/Tissue Mechanics Journal Club series.
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Cyril Picard, Cavendish
Wednesday 18 July 2007, 14:00-15:00