How can cells deform yet maintain optimal function? Probing the similarities in the properties of a cell's network of structural filaments, and those of soft glassy materials, may help in tackling this question.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Bursac, P. et al. Nature Mater. 4, 557–561 (2005).
Pratusevich, V. R., Seow, C. Y. & Ford, L. E. J. Gen. Physiol. 105, 73–94 (1995).
Gunst, S. J., Meiss, R. A., Wu, M. F. & Rowe, M. Am. J. Physiol. 268, C1267–C1276 (1995).
Fabry, B. et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 148102 (2001).
Weeks, E. R., Crocker, J. C., Levitt, A. C., Schofield, A. & Weitz, D. A. Science 287, 627–631 (2000).
dos Remedios, C. G. et al. Physiol. Rev. 83, 433–473 (2003).
Herrera, A. M. et al. J. Cell Sci. 118, 2381–2392 (2005).
Gunst, S. J., Tang, D. D. & Opazo Saez, A. Respir. Physiol. Neurobiol. 16, 151–168 (2003).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Seow, C. Fashionable cells. Nature 435, 1172–1173 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/4351172a
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/4351172a
- Springer Nature Limited
This article is cited by
-
Self-assembly of smooth muscle myosin filaments: adaptation of filament length by telokin and Mg·ATP
European Biophysics Journal (2022)