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Deletion of the TPM1 and MDM20 Genes Affect the Mechanical and Structural Properties of Yeast Cells

Annette Doyle^*, Steven R. Crosby^†, David R. Burton^*, Francis Lilley^*, Gary Johnston^*, Winder B. Perez^‡, Terri G. Kinzy^‡, Mark F. Murphy^*,†,§

* General Engineering Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF. UK.
† School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF. UK.
‡ Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Rutgers, The State Universiy of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8554
§ Author for Correspondence. Email: M.F.Murphy@ljmu.ac.uk; Tel: +44 (0) 151 231 2061; Fax: +44 (0)151 231 2158.