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Unfolding cross-linkers as rheology regulators in F-actin networks

, 2007
We report on the nonlinear mechanical properties of a statistically homogeneous, isotropic semiflexible network cross-linked by polymers containing numerous small unfolding domains, such as the ubiquitous F-actin cross-linker Filamin.
Alex J. Levine, B. A. DiDonna, B. Alberts, B. D. Hoffman, D. A. Head, E. Frey, E. L. Elson, L. D. Landau, M. Rubenstein, O. Kallmes, S. Labeit   +10 more
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The Anisotropic Adsorption of De Novo Allosteric Two‐Component Protein Fibers on Mica Surfaces

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this study, the interfacial behavior of de novo designed proteins that self‐assemble into tubular architectures with distinct morphologies — small (S), large (L), and helical (H) fibers — at the muscovite mica‐water interface is explored using in situ AFM. Abstract Protein adsorption at solid–liquid interfaces underlies many biomedical and materials
Chenyang Shi, Hao Shen, Yuna Bae, Jaeyoung Heo, Shuai Zhang, Lehan Yao, David Baker, James J De Yoreo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interconnected Porous Hydrogels with Tunable Anisotropy Through Aqueous Emulsion Bioprinting

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D bioprintable microporous bioink is developed using an aqueous two‐phase system (ATPS) composed of extracellular matrix (ECM) mimetic biopolymers. The ATPS bioink enables the fabrication of interconnected porous architectures with up to 70% porosity, supporting long‐term cell viability and 3D cell alignment, enabling a simultaneous generation of ...
Hugo Edgar‐Vilar, Francisca P. Correia, Inês M. Freitas, Vítor M. Gaspar, João F. Mano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insights into the dynamic trajectories of protein filament division revealed by numerical investigation into the mathematical model of pure fragmentation. [PDF]

PLoS Comput Biol, 2021
Tournus M, Escobedo M, Xue WF, Doumic M.
europepmc   +1 more source

High‐Resolution Characterization of Protein‐Conjugated, mRNA‐Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles by Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Lipid nanoparticles containing messenger RNA are characterized by sedimentation velocity analytical ultracentrifugation using UltraScan's new Custom Grid algorithm to provide multi‐dimensional distributions for partial specific volume (particle density), molar mass, sedimentation, diffusion, and hydrodynamic radius.
Sophia Bird, Connor Smith, Nahal Habibi, Samantha Rivera, Saeed Mortezazadeh, Reece Martin, Benjamin M. Geilich, Gilles Besin, Borries Demeler   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cryo-EM structures of cardiac muscle α-actin mutants M305L and A331P give insights into the structural mechanisms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

European Journal of Cell Biology
Cardiac muscle α-actin is a key protein of the thin filament in the muscle sarcomere that, together with myosin thick filaments, produce force and contraction important for normal heart function.
Hsiang-Ling Huang, Andrejus Suchenko, Giovanna Grandinetti, Mohan K. Balasubramanian, Krishna Chinthalapudi, Sarah M. Heissler   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Block Copolymers: Emerging Building Blocks for Additive Manufacturing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review addresses how block copolymer (BCP) physics and rheology have led to the widespread use of BCPs in advanced additive manufacturing techniques, with particular emphasis on the untapped potential of these nanostructured materials toward achieving multi‐scale architected materials with unique, programmable material properties.
Alice S. Fergerson, Hemish B. Thakkar, Jiaen Wu, Emily C. Davidson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Controlling 3D Contractility via Engineered Fibrous Hydrogel Composites

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A tunable composite contractile assembly (CCA) is developed that can permit or resist contraction without changing cell‐adhesion and density, unlike collagen whose inherent coupling of these ECM cues limits its use as a platform in contractility studies.
Karen L. Xu, Yuqi Zhang, Alysse DeFoe, Georgios Kotsaris, Brendan Stoeckl, Matthew D. Davidson, Jason A. Burdick, Robert L. Mauck   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

RecA filament sliding on DNA facilitates homology search

eLife, 2012
During homologous recombination, RecA forms a helical filament on a single stranded (ss) DNA that searches for a homologous double stranded (ds) DNA and catalyzes the exchange of complementary base pairs to form a new heteroduplex.
Kaushik Ragunathan, Cheng Liu, Taekjip Ha   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cardiac‐Derived ECM Microspheres for Enhanced hiPSC‐CMs Maturation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cardiac extracellular matrix microspheres derived from decellularized porcine heart provide a biomimetic 3D microenvironment for human induced pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC‐CMs). This platform supports short‐ and long‐term culture, enhances structural organization, and promotes electrophysiological and functional maturation of ...
Jiazhu Xu, Joel Aboagye, Marcella Edwards, Nick Rogozinski, Yufeng Wen, Angello Huerta Gomez, Zui Pan, Ge Zhang, Huaxiao Yang, Yi Hong   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source