Actomyosin-mediated contractility is a highly conserved mechanism for generating
mechanical stress in animal cells and underlies muscle contraction, cell migration, cell …

With the ultimate aim to construct a living cell, bottom-up synthetic biology strives to
reconstitute cellular phenomena in vitro–disentangled from the complex environment of a …

Cell membrane (CM) coating technology is increasingly being applied in nanomedicine, but
the entire coating procedure including adsorption, rupture, and fusion is not completely …

Mechanical forces direct a host of cellular and tissue processes. Although much emphasis
has been placed on cell-adhesion complexes as force sensors, the forces must nevertheless …

Cell membrane shape changes are important for many aspects of normal biological function,
such as tissue development, wound healing and cell division and motility. Various disease …

Tremendous progress has been made in recent years in understanding the working of the
living cell, including its micro-anatomy, signalling networks, and regulation of genes …

Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) have gained great popularity as mimicries for cellular
membranes. As their sizes are comfortably above the optical resolution limit, and their lipid …

One of the major challenges of bottom-up synthetic biology is rebuilding a minimal cell
division machinery. From a reconstitution perspective, the animal cell division apparatus is …

The architecture of the actin cortex determines the generation and transmission of stresses,
during key events from cell division to migration. However, its impact on myosin-induced cell …

Cell migration in confined environments is fundamental for diverse biological processes
from cancer invasion to leukocyte trafficking. The cell body is propelled by the contractile …