The fluid-mosaic model posits a liquid-like plasma membrane, which can flow in response to
tension gradients. It is widely assumed that membrane flow transmits local changes in …

Living cells are active mechanical systems that are able to generate forces. Their structure
and shape are primarily determined by biopolymer filaments and molecular motors that form …

Lipid membranes define the boundaries of living cells and intracellular compartments. The
dynamic remodelling of these membranes by the cytoskeleton, a very dynamic structure …

Cell shape changes are vital for many physiological processes such as cell proliferation, cell
migration, and morphogenesis. They emerge from an orchestrated interplay of active cellular …

Dynamic reorganization of the actomyosin cytoskeleton allows fast modulation of the cell
surface, which is vital for many cellular functions. Myosin-II motors generate the forces …

We consider a cell as an elastic, contractile shell surrounding a liquid incompressible
cytoplasm and with nonspecific adhesion. We perform numerical simulations of this model to …

Cells move and change shape by dynamically reorganizing their cytoskeleton next to the
plasma membrane. In particular, actin assembly generates forces and stresses that deform …

Many cell movements and shape changes and certain types of intracellular bacterial and
organelle motility are driven by the biopolymer actin that forms a dynamic network at the …

Heterodimeric capping protein (CP) binds the rapidly growing barbed ends of actin filaments
and prevents the addition (or loss) of subunits. Capping activity is generally considered to be …

Abstract (DE) Die Dynamik von elastischen Membranen, Kapseln und Schalen hat sich zu
einem aktiven Forschungsgebiet in der simulationsgestützten Physik und Biologie …