Adhesion of active cytoskeletal vesicles

Regulation of adhesion is a ubiquitous feature of living cells, observed during processes such as motility, antigen recognition or rigidity sensing. At the molecular scale, a myriad of mechanisms are necessary to recruit and activate the essential proteins, while at the cellular scale efficient regulation of adhesion relies on the cell's ability to adapt its global shape. To understand the role of shape remodeling during adhesion, we use a synthetic biology approach to design a minimal experimental model, starting with a limited number of building blocks.

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