Fluorescent microscopy image of branched F-actin network nucleate by Arp 2/3-VCA complex.

Cells Regulate Energy Like Earthquakes Using Cytoskeletal Feedback

… in the network mimics Anderson Localization from physics.
Myosin motor activity and actin architecture interact through feedback loops that tune criticality.
Myosin filament size—controllable through potassium concentrations—directly impacts energy dissipation patterns …