Depolymerization stretching

The membrane tubules and lamellae of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are extended in the cell with the use of MTs and actin filaments. Kinesin motors are required for stretching out the ER, whereas depolymerization of microtubules causes the retraction of the ER to the cell centre in an actin-dependent manner. Newly synthesized proteins in the ER are moved by dynein motors along MTs to the Golgi complex (GC), where they are modified and packaged. The resulting vesicles move along the MTs to the cell periphery transported by kinesin motors. MTs determine the shape and the position also of the GC. Their depolymerization causes the fragmentation and dispersal of the GC. Dynein motors are required to rebuild the GC. 

Fig 9 Density effect of stretched and unstretched explosives curves 1—3 refer to unstressed sheets 1 = 15% natural rubber, 2 = 15% depolymerized rubber, 3 = 20% depolymerized rubber. Curve 4 refers to a stretched 15% rubber containing explosive of 1,4g/cc initial density (Ref 45)... 

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