Original paper
Self-straining of actively crosslinked microtubule networks
Abstract
Cytoskeletal networks are foundational examples of active matter and central to self-organized structures in the cell. In vivo, these networks are active and densely crosslinked. Relating their large-scale dynamics to the properties of their constituents remains an unsolved problem. Here, we study an in vitro active gel made from aligned microtubules and XCTK2 kinesin motors. Using photobleaching, we demonstrate that the gel’s aligned...
Paper Details
Title
Self-straining of actively crosslinked microtubule networks
Published Date
Sep 2, 2019
Journal
Volume
15
Issue
12
Pages
1295 - 1300