Search Results - "Murrell, P."
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F-actin buckling coordinates contractility and severing in a biomimetic actomyosin cortex
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-12-2012)“…Here we develop a minimal model of the cell actomyosin cortex by forming a quasi-2D cross-linked filamentous actin (F-actin) network adhered to a model cell…”
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F-actin architecture determines the conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work
Published in Nature communications (24-04-2024)“…Mechanical work serves as the foundation for dynamic cellular processes, ranging from cell division to migration. A fundamental driver of cellular mechanical…”
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Mechanical power is maximized during contractile ring-like formation in a biomimetic dividing cell model
Published in Nature communications (10-11-2024)“…The spatial and temporal dynamics of forces in cells coordinate essential behaviors like division, polarization, and migration. While intracellular signaling…”
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Irreversibility in dynamical phases and transitions
Published in Nature communications (15-01-2021)“…Living and non-living active matter consumes energy at the microscopic scale to drive emergent, macroscopic behavior including traveling waves and coherent…”
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Cooperation of dual modes of cell motility promotes epithelial stress relaxation to accelerate wound healing
Published in PLoS computational biology (01-10-2018)“…Collective cell migration in cohesive units is vital for tissue morphogenesis, wound repair, and immune response. While the fundamental driving forces for…”
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Disordered actomyosin networks are sufficient to produce cooperative and telescopic contractility
Published in Nature communications (25-08-2016)“…While the molecular interactions between individual myosin motors and F-actin are well established, the relationship between F-actin organization and…”
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F-actin architecture determines constraints on myosin thick filament motion
Published in Nature communications (16-11-2022)“…Active stresses are generated and transmitted throughout diverse F-actin architectures within the cell cytoskeleton, and drive essential behaviors of the cell,…”
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Entropy production rate is maximized in non-contractile actomyosin
Published in Nature communications (23-11-2018)“…The actin cytoskeleton is an active semi-flexible polymer network whose non-equilibrium properties coordinate both stable and contractile behaviors to maintain…”
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Composite branched and linear F-actin maximize myosin-induced membrane shape changes in a biomimetic cell model
Published in Communications biology (10-07-2024)“…The architecture of the actin cortex determines the generation and transmission of stresses, during key events from cell division to migration. However, its…”
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Spontaneous migration of cellular aggregates from giant keratocytes to running spheroids
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-12-2018)“…Despite extensive knowledge on the mechanisms that drive singlecell migration, those governing the migration of cell clusters, as occurring during embryonic…”
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Data Science in Statistics Curricula: Preparing Students to "Think with Data"
Published in The American statistician (02-10-2015)“…A growing number of students are completing undergraduate degrees in statistics and entering the workforce as data analysts. In these positions, they are…”
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Distribution of directional change as a signature of complex dynamics
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-12-2013)“…Analyses of random walks traditionally use the mean square displacement (MSD) as an order parameter characterizing dynamics. We show that the distribution of…”
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Dysregulation of TSP2-Rac1-WAVE2 axis in diabetic cells leads to cytoskeletal disorganization, increased cell stiffness, and dysfunction
Published in Scientific reports (28-12-2022)“…Fibroblasts are a major cell population that perform critical functions in the wound healing process. In response to injury, they proliferate and migrate into…”
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How cells flow in the spreading of cellular aggregates
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-06-2014)“…Like liquid droplets, cellular aggregates, also called “living droplets,” spread onto adhesive surfaces. When deposited onto fibronectin-coated glass or…”
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Dynamic motions of molecular motors in the actin cytoskeleton
Published in Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-11-2019)“…During intracellular transport, cellular cargos, such as organelles, vesicles, and proteins, are transported within cells. Intracellular transport plays an…”
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Membrane tension induces F-actin reorganization and flow in a biomimetic model cortex
Published in Communications biology (27-03-2023)“…The accumulation and transmission of mechanical stresses in the cell cortex and membrane determines the mechanics of cell shape and coordinates essential…”
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Active tension and membrane friction mediate cortical flows and blebbing in a model actomyosin cortex
Published in Physical review research (01-07-2024)“…Blebs, spherical membrane bulges of the cell membrane, are ubiquitous structures observed in various biological phenomena, including apoptosis, cell division,…”
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Author Correction: Membrane tension induces F-actin reorganization and flow in a biomimetic model cortex
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Laser Speckle Flowmetry Method for Measuring Spatial and Temporal Hemodynamic Alterations Throughout Large Microvascular Networks
Published in Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. 1994) (01-10-2012)“…Please cite this paper as: Meisner JK, Sumer S, Murrell KP, Higgins TJ, Price RJ. Laser speckle flowmetry method for measuring spatial and temporal hemodynamic…”
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