TitleThe cost of cellular patterns
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2024
AuthorsThutupalli S
JournalNature Physics
Volume20
Pagination1704–1705
Date Published10/2024
Abstract

The cell cortex consists of a chemical and a mechanical subsystem, but how energy is allocated between them is unknown. Now, measurements of the entropy production rate have revealed what determines the cell cortex's energy budget.

DOI10.1038/s41567-024-02687-7