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Self-propelled actin filaments may explain how cells change shape spontaneously

Cells can spontaneously change shape even without external signals, but the underlying mechanisms behind this form of self-organization have remained unclear.

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Cells can spontaneously change shape even without external signals, but the underlying mechanisms behind this form of self-organization have remained unclear. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered self-propelled treadmilling actin filaments (SpTAs), mobile protein assemblies that function as self-propelled particles. The team's work shows that even th…

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