Abstract
Summary A new study reports that dynamic actin fibers in cells on circular islands self-organize into a swirling counter-clockwise pattern and describes a basic cytoskeletal mechanism for the establishment of left-right asymmetry that is based on myosin contraction and twisting of the formin-actin filament.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 11982 |
Pages (from-to) | R501-R503 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 15 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences