Effects of Altered Gravity on the Cytoskeleton of Neonatal Rat Cardiocytes

• Published in: Microgravity science and technology Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 45 - 52
• Main Authors: Yang, Fen, Dai, Zhongquan, Tan, Yingjun, Li, Yinghui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.02.2010; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Centrifugation; Classical and Continuum Physics; Engineering; Original Article; Space Exploration and Astronautics; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics; Hypergravity; Microfilaments; Microgravity; Microtubules

As an intracellular load-bearing structure, the cytoskeleton is hypothesized to play a crucial role in gravity perception of the cell. Recent data show that the cytoskeleton, which includes actin microfilaments and microtubules, is involved in modulating both the electrical and the mechanical activi...