Studying actin-induced cell shape changes using Giant Unilamellar Vesicles and reconstituted actin networks

Encapsulated actomyosin patterns drive cell-like membrane shape changes

(2022) Yashar Bashirzadeh et al.   iScience

Remodelling of membrane tubules by the actin cytoskeleton

(2021) Antoine Allard et al.   BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Reconstitution of contractile actomyosin rings in vesicles

(2021) Thomas Litschel et al.   Nature Communications

Fascin-induced actin protrusions are suppressed by dendritic networks in giant unilamellar vesicles

(2021) Nadab H. Wubshet et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Rapid Encapsulation of Reconstituted Cytoskeleton inside Giant Unilamellar Vesicles

(2021) Yashar Bashirzadeh et al.   Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments

Actin crosslinker competition and sorting drive emergent GUV size-dependent actin network architecture

(2021) Yashar Bashirzadeh et al.   Communications Biology

Mapping and Modeling the Nanomechanics of Bare and Protein-Coated Lipid Nanotubes

(2020) Guillaume Lamour et al.   Physical Review X

Actin modulates shape and mechanics of tubular membranes

(2020) A. Allard et al.   Science Advances

Actin dynamics drive cell-like membrane deformation

(2019) Camille Simon et al.   Nature Physics

Response of an actin network in vesicles under electric pulses

(2019) Dayinta L. Perrier et al.   Scientific Reports

Photosynthetic artificial organelles sustain and control ATP-dependent reactions in a protocellular system

(2018) Keel Yong Lee et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Reconstitution of composite actin and keratin networks in vesicles

(2018) J. Deek et al.   Soft Matter

Capping protein-controlled actin polymerization shapes lipid membranes

(2018) Katharina Dürre et al.   Nature Communications

Adhesion of Active Cytoskeletal Vesicles

(2018) Renu Maan et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Sequential bottom-up assembly of mechanically stabilized synthetic cells by microfluidics

(2017) Marian Weiss et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

How cellular membrane properties are affected by the actin cytoskeleton

(2016) J. Lemière et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Cell-sized liposome doublets reveal active tension build-up driven by acto-myosin dynamics

(2016) V. Caorsi et al.   Soft Matter

Shape remodeling and blebbing of active cytoskeletal vesicles

(2016) E. Loiseau et al.   Science Advances

Mechanics of Biomimetic Liposomes Encapsulating an Actin Shell

(2015) Karine Guevorkian et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Shape control of lipid bilayer membranes by confined actin bundles

(2015) Feng-Ching Tsai et al.   Soft Matter

Actin Dynamics, Architecture, and Mechanics in Cell Motility

(2014) Laurent Blanchoin et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Unexpected Membrane Dynamics Unveiled by Membrane Nanotube Extrusion

(2013) Clément Campillo et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Actin polymerization or myosin contraction: two ways to build up cortical tension for symmetry breaking

(2013) K. Carvalho et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Cell-sized liposomes reveal how actomyosin cortical tension drives shape change

(2013) K. Carvalho et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

How actin network dynamics control the onset of actin-based motility

(2012) A. Kawska et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Spreading Dynamics of Biomimetic Actin Cortices

(2011) Michael Murrell et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Encapsulation of Active Cytoskeletal Protein Networks in Cell-Sized Liposomes

(2011) Feng-Ching Tsai et al.   LANGMUIR

Moving into the cell: single-molecule studies of molecular motors in complex environments

(2011) Claudia Veigel et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Continuous droplet interface crossing encapsulation (cDICE) for high throughput monodisperse vesicle design

(2011) Manouk Abkarian et al.   Soft Matter

Actin Dynamics Drive Membrane Reorganization and Scission in Clathrin-Independent Endocytosis

(2010) Winfried Römer et al.   CELL

Reconstitution of an Actin Cortex Inside a Liposome

(2009) Léa-Laetitia Pontani et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Leveraging Single Protein Polymers To Measure Flexural Rigidity†

(2009) Joost van Mameren et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Role of cortical tension in bleb growth

(2009) J.-Y. Tinevez et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cofilin Increases the Bending Flexibility of Actin Filaments: Implications for Severing and Cell Mechanics

(2008) Brannon R. McCullough et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Entrapping Desired Amounts of Actin Filaments and Molecular Motor Proteins in Giant Liposomes

(2008) Kingo Takiguchi et al.   LANGMUIR

Membrane-induced bundling of actin filaments

(2008) Allen P. Liu et al.   Nature Physics

Plasma membranes are poised for activation of raft phase coalescence at physiological temperature

(2008) D. Lingwood et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA