preLightsJun 15, 2023

Fasten your actin belt!

Epithelial cells disassemble #caveolae to strengthen their cortical #cytoskeleton upon mechanical stress.

First #preLight from Teodora Piskova #RWTH covering a #preprint led by John Brooks (Yap Lab #IMBatUQ) & team.

preLight: https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/caveola-mechanotransduction-reinforces-the-cortical-cytoskeleton-to-promote-epithelial-resilience-t20230615-1213/

Caveola mechanotransduction reinforces the cortical cytoskeleton to promote epithelial resilience - preLights

Fasten your actin belt! Epithelial cells disassemble caveolae to strengthen their cortical cytoskeleton upon mechanical stress.

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