Implications of actin stress fiber buckling in rapidly shortened cells

K. D. Costa, W. J. Hucker, F. C.P. Yin

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Abstract

Human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC) were cultured on a pre-stretched elastic substrate which, when released, shortened the attached cells to characterize resting tension in the actin cytoskeleton (CSK). The presence of buckled and unbuckled parallel actin stress fibers suggests CSK prestretch may be non-uniformly distributed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
PublisherIEEE
Pages68
Number of pages1
ISBN (Print)0780356756
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1999 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (1st Joint BMES / EMBS) - Atlanta, GA, USA
Duration: 13 Oct 199916 Oct 1999

Publication series

NameAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
Volume1
ISSN (Print)0589-1019

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 1999 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (1st Joint BMES / EMBS)
CityAtlanta, GA, USA
Period13/10/9916/10/99

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