"A feedback circuitry involving γ-actin, β-actin and nonmuscle myosin-2 A controls tight junction and apical cortex mechanics" ...

The control system whereby the eye tracks a target is investigated by an engineering technique systems analysis, and is found to be a servomechanism in which retinal-image motion serves as feedback ...

More information: Marine Maupérin et al, A feedback circuitry involving γ-actin, β-actin and nonmuscle myosin-2 A controls tight junction and apical cortex mechanics, Nature Communications (2025).

Researchers have studied the role of a specific protein, gamma-actin, in the organization and mechanics of epithelial cells and their junctions. Their work reveals a mechanism of interdependence ...