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mDia1 senses both force and torque during F-actin filament polymerization

Miao Yu, Xin Yuan, Chen Lǚ, Shimin Le, Ryo Kawamura, Artem K. Efremov, Zhihai Zhao, Michael M. Kozlov, Michael P. Sheetz, Alexander D. Bershadsky,

Nature Communications · 2017 · 109 citations · 32 references

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Single myosin molecule mechanics: piconewton forces and nanometre steps

Jeffrey T. Finer, Robert Simmons, James A. Spudich · Nature · 1994 · 1.9K citations

Single Molecule Biophysics, Natural Sciences, Molecular Biology +5

α-Catenin Is a Molecular Switch that Binds E-Cadherin-β-Catenin and Regulates Actin-Filament Assembly

Frauke Drees, Sabine Pokutta, Soichiro Yamada et al. · Cell · 2005 · 967 citations

Signal Transduction, Molecular Regulation, Cell Signaling +12

Formula for the Viscosity of a Glycerol−Water Mixture

Nian‐Sheng Cheng · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · 2008 · 834 citations · Full text

Rheological Measurement, Fluid Properties, Mass Concentrations +9

Periodic Lamellipodial Contractions Correlate with Rearward Actin Waves

Grégory Giannone, Benjamin J. Dubin‐Thaler, Nelly Kieffer et al. · Cell · 2004 · 575 citations · Full text

Mechanobiology, Pattern Formation, Engineering +9

Single-Molecule Speckle Analysis of Actin Filament Turnover in Lamellipodia

Naoki Watanabe, Timothy J. Mitchison · Science · 2002 · 493 citations

Basal Polymerization, Cytoskeleton, Actin Polymerization +16