Functional integrity of the contractile actin cortex is safeguarded by multiple Diaphanous-related formins

mDia1/3 generate cortical F-actin meshwork in Sertoli cells that is continuous with contractile F-actin bundles and indispensable for spermatogenesis and male fertility

(2018) Satoko Sakamoto et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Differential functions of WAVE regulatory complex subunits in the regulation of actin-driven processes

(2017) Christof Litschko et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Actin assembly mechanisms at a glance

(2017) Klemens Rottner et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Actin cortex architecture regulates cell surface tension

(2017) Priyamvada Chugh et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Altering the threshold of an excitable signal transduction network changes cell migratory modes

(2017) Yuchuan Miao et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

FMNL formins boost lamellipodial force generation

(2017) Frieda Kage et al.   Nature Communications

Focal Adhesion–Independent Cell Migration

(2016) Ewa K. Paluch et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Diffusion Barriers, Mechanical Forces, and the Biophysics of Phagocytosis

(2016) Philip P. Ostrowski et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

The novel RacE-binding protein GflB sharpens Ras activity at the leading edge of migrating cells

(2016) Hiroshi Senoo et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

ADiaphanous-related formin links Ras signaling directly to actin assembly in macropinocytosis and phagocytosis

(2016) Alexander Junemann et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Actin kinetics shapes cortical network structure and mechanics

(2016) M. Fritzsche et al.   Science Advances

How actin/myosin crosstalks guide the adhesion, locomotion and polarization of cells

(2015) Erich Sackmann   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Confinement and Low Adhesion Induce Fast Amoeboid Migration of Slow Mesenchymal Cells

(2015) Yan-Jun Liu et al.   CELL

Membrane tension and cytoskeleton organization in cell motility

(2015) Pierre Sens et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER

Force transmission during adhesion-independent migration

(2015) Martin Bergert et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

A resilient formin-derived cortical actin meshwork in the rear drives actomyosin-based motility in 2D confinement

(2015) Nagendran Ramalingam et al.   Nature Communications

Formin-based control of the actin cytoskeleton during cytokinesis

(2015) K. Adam Bohnert et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

Cellular Control of Cortical Actin Nucleation

(2014) Miia Bovellan et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Stresses at the Cell Surface during Animal Cell Morphogenesis

(2014) Andrew G. Clark et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Directed migration of mesenchymal cells: where signaling and the cytoskeleton meet

(2014) James E Bear et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Actin Dynamics, Architecture, and Mechanics in Cell Motility

(2014) Laurent Blanchoin et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

The Diaphanous-related formin dDia1 is required for highly directional phototaxis and formation of properly sized fruiting bodies in Dictyostelium

(2013) Moritz Winterhoff et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Rho GTPases orient directional sensing in chemotaxis

(2013) Y. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Binding of moesin and ezrin to membranes containing phosphatidylinositol (4,5) bisphosphate: A comparative study of the affinity constants and conformational changes

(2012) Ofelia Maniti et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

A mechanosensory system governs myosin II accumulation in dividing cells

(2012) Yee-Seir Kee et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Talin couples the actomyosin cortex to the plasma membrane during rear retraction and cytokinesis

(2012) M. Tsujioka et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Actin cortex mechanics and cellular morphogenesis

(2012) Guillaume Salbreux et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Cell motility: the integrating role of the plasma membrane

(2011) Kinneret Keren   EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS

Actin cross-linking proteins cortexillin I and II are required for cAMP signaling during Dictyostelium chemotaxis and development

(2011) Shi Shu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Stretching Actin Filaments within Cells Enhances their Affinity for the Myosin II Motor Domain

(2011) Taro Q. P. Uyeda et al.   PLoS One

Organizing the cell cortex: the role of ERM proteins

(2010) Richard G. Fehon et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanosensing through Cooperative Interactions between Myosin II and the Actin Crosslinker Cortexillin I

(2009) Yixin Ren et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

PTEN is a mechanosensing signal transducer for myosin II localization inDictyosteliumcells

(2009) Md. Kamruzzaman Pramanik et al.   GENES TO CELLS

Intracellular fluid flow in rapidly moving cells

(2009) Kinneret Keren et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Specificity of Interactions between mDia Isoforms and Rho Proteins

(2008) Michael Lammers et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Filopodia formation induced by active mDia2/Drf3

(2008) J. BLOCK et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY

Life and Times of a Cellular Bleb

(2007) Guillaume T. Charras et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL