Microtubules mediate changes in membrane cortical elasticity during contractile activation

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 322, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-29

  Al Rekabi, Zeinab ^a   Haase, Kristina ^a   Pelling, Andrew E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Cell mechanics; Contractility; Focal adhesions; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

CALYCULIN A; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN II; NOCODAZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOSKELETON; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ELASTICITY; FOCAL ADHESION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL MECHANICS; CONTRACTILITY; FOCAL ADHESIONS; MICROTUBULES;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTICITY; FOCAL ADHESIONS; MICE; MICROTUBULES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NIH 3T3 CELLS; NOCODAZOLE; TUBULIN MODULATORS;

EID: 84893724328     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.12.027     Document Type: Article

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