Development of a new tool which uses focused light to reduce cellular contractile force

Cell generated force plays essential roles in a wide range of biological processes, such as cell motility, cytokinesis, and tissue morphogenesis. In a study published in Nature Communications, a research team led by the Division of Quantitative Biology at the National Institute for Basic Biology in Japan has successfully developed “OptoMYPT”: an optogenetic tool that utilizes focused light to reduce actin and myosin-based contractile force.


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Source: Phys.org