title: Large-scale microtubule networks contract quite well.
abstract: The quantitative investigation of how networks of microtubules contract can boost our understanding of actin biology.
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Julio M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Belmonte
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nédélec
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins; D004398:Dyneins; D008870:Microtubules
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D004398:Dyneins
keywords: active matter; biophysics; computational biology; cytoskeleton; dynein; microtubules; structural biology; systems biology; xenopus