Disordered actomyosin contracts in unexpected ways

October 7 2015
Types d’événements
Séminaire SPEC
Martin LENZ
SPEC Salle Itzykson, Bât.774
07/10/2015
from 11:15 to 12:00

The motion of living cells is in large part due to the interaction of semi-flexible actin filaments (F-actin) and myosin molecular motors, which induce the relative sliding of F-actin. It is often assumed that this simple sliding is sufficient to account for all actomyosin-based motion. While this is correct in our highly organized striated muscle, we question the application of this dogma to less ordered actomyosin systems, thus reexamining a cornerstone of our understanding of cellular motion.

LPTMS CNRS/Paris Sud