... the final cell architecture to be geometrically and mechanically consistent with cell microenvironment. Notably, such a remodelling of the actin network by the transmission and balance of contractile forces applied on anchorage sites should allow this network to adopt the same elements of symmetry...

... ( [email protected] ) 2 04 2013 © 2013. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2013 Cell architecture Mitochondrial fission Organelle partitioning Each eukaryotic cell type has a characteristic architecture which is reflected by the size, shape, number and position...

[email protected] ) 4 03 2013 © 2013. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2013 Crumbs Drosophila melanogaster Cell architecture Morphogenesis Morphogenesis and organogenesis rely on the capacity of cells to coordinately change shape. Shape changes in epithelial cells...

... between cell adhesion sites required for cell shape extension and contraction. This easy-to-handle method allows the precise control of specific actin-based structures that regulate cell architecture. Actin filament bundles or branched meshworks were induced, displaced or removed in response to specific...

... networks participates in the adaptation of the entire cell polarity with respect to external constraints. These modifications further impact cell migration, growth and differentiation. [email protected] © 2010. 2010 Cell architecture Cell differentiation Cell growth Cell polarity...