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ArticlePLoS computational biology2025

A generalized theoretical framework to investigate multicomponent actin dynamics.

Mintu Nandi, Shashank Shekhar, Sandeep Choubey

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mintu NandiDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India.
Shashank ShekharDepartments of Physics, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-1494-0151
Sandeep ChoubeyThe Institute of Mathematical Sciences, CIT Campus, Taramani, Chennai, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7387-6148

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MULTICOMPONENT MECHANOCHEMICAL REGULATION OF ACTIN FILAMENT END DYNAMICSR35GM143050 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Shashank Shekhar · 2021 to 2026
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NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM143050
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Abstract

The length of actin filaments is regulated by the combined action of hundreds of actin-binding proteins. While the roles of individual proteins are well understood, how they combine to regulate actin dynamics in vivo remains unclear. Recent advances in microscopy have enabled precise, high-throughput measurements of filament lengths over time. However, the absence of a unified theoretical framework has hindered a mechanistic understanding of the multicomponent regulation of actin dynamics. To address this, we propose a general kinetic model that incorporates the combined effects of an arbitrary number of regulatory proteins on actin dynamics. We derive exact closed-form expressions for the moments of (1) the distribution of filament lengths over time and (2) the long-time distribution of changes in filament lengths within a fixed time window. We show that these moments allow us to distinguish between different regulatory mechanisms of multicomponent regulation of actin dynamics. Our theoretical framework provides a powerful tool for interpreting existing data and guiding future experiments.

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Actin CytoskeletonActinsModels, BiologicalComputational BiologyKineticsMicrofilament ProteinsActinsMicrofilament Proteins

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PMID40920870
PMCPMC12431664

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