Elastic protein stretch across the cellular matrix (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Elastic protein stretch across the cellular matrix

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Dynamic molecular stretching bridges the extracellular matrix and flowing F-actin moving at different speeds. On a human scale, this phenomenon can be visualized as a super flexible anime character, gripping onto a train passing at around 50 km/h.

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KyotoU/Sawako Yamashiro

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