期刊
NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
卷 24, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ac806d
关键词
actin cortex; active gel theory; pattern formation; dynamical systems; mechanosensitivity; actin cross-linkers; contractile ring
资金
- DFG [FI 2260/4-1, FOR3013, AL 1705/6-1, FI 2260/5-1]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft under Germany's Excellence Strategy [EXC-2068-390729961]
The actin cortex of an animal cell plays a crucial role in cell division and shape regulation. Mechanosensitivity of cross-linker molecules enhances pattern diversity and enables self-organized formation of contractile rings. Concentration-dependent shear viscosities stabilize ring-like patterns and active surface constriction.
The actin cortex of an animal cell is a thin polymeric layer attached to the inner side of the plasma membrane. It plays a key role in shape regulation and pattern formation on the cellular and tissue scale and, in particular, generates the contractile ring during cell division. Experimental studies showed that the cortex is fluid-like but highly viscous on long time scales with a mechanics that is sensitively regulated by active and passive cross-linker molecules that tune active stress and shear viscosity. Here, we use an established minimal model of active surface dynamics of the cell cortex supplemented with the experimentally motivated feature of mechanosensitivity in cross-linker binding dynamics. Performing linear stability analysis and computer simulations, we show that cross-linker mechanosensitivity significantly enhances the versatility of pattern formation and enables self-organized formation of contractile rings. Furthermore, we address the scenario of concentration-dependent shear viscosities as a way to stabilize ring-like patterns and constriction in the mid-plane of the active surface.
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