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Microtubules can bear enhanced compressive loads in living cells because of lateral reinforcement

Brangwynne et al., 2006

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Brangwynne C
MacKintosh F
Kumar S
Geisse N
Talbot J
Mahadevan L
Parker K
Ingber D
Weitz D
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The Journal of cell biology

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Cytoskeletal microtubules have been proposed to influence cell shape and mechanics based on their ability to resist large-scale compressive forces exerted by the surrounding contractile cytoskeleton. Consistent with this, cytoplasmic microtubules are often highly …
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