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Aug 2026
Optogenetic control of actin crosslinker length reveals a mechanical basis for cortical symmetry breaking
It is shown that short and mid-length crosslinkers dynamically tune cortical stiffness and thickness in a density- and myosin-dependent manner, with short crosslinkers also driving pronounced stress-stiffening as the cortex is deformed.
Filipe Nunes Vicente, Anumita Jawahar, Michael Wassermair et al.
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