Cells use the actin cytoskeleton for many of their functions, including their division,
adhesion, mechanosensing, endo-and phagocytosis, migration, and invasion. Actin bundles …

Creating an artificial cell from the bottom up is a long‐standing challenge and, while
significant progress has been made, the full realization of this goal remains elusive …

Life-like systems need to maintain a basal metabolism, which includes importing a variety of
building blocks required for macromolecule synthesis, exporting dead-end products, and …

Cell shape changes from locomotion to cytokinesis are, to a large extent, driven by myosin-
driven remodeling of cortical actin patterns. Passive crosslinkers such as α-actinin and …

Cellular remodeling of actin networks underlies cell motility during key morphological
events, from embryogenesis to metastasis. In these transformations, there is an inherent …

Cells shield organelles and the cytosol via an active boundary predominantly made of
phospholipids and membrane proteins, yet allowing communication between the …

Cell shape changes that are fuelled by the dynamics of the actomyosin cytoskeleton control
cellular processes such as motility and division. However, the mechanisms of interplay …

Actin networks polymerize and depolymerize to construct highly organized structures,
thereby endowing the mechanical phenotypes found in a cell. It is generally believed that …

The proteins that make up the actin cytoskeleton can self-assemble into a variety of
structures. In vitro experiments and coarse-grained simulations have shown that the actin …

Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are frequently used as models of biological membranes
and thus are a great tool to study membrane-related cellular processes in vitro. In recent …