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(a and b) Schematic representation of (a) a nanopiston and (b) a nanohook. In panel a, a polymerizing MT pushes a membrane (represented by the gray plane) in the direction indicated by the arrow. In b, the curved tips of a depolymerizing MT pull a ring in the direction indicated by the arrow.
