Cell membrane biophysics with optical tweezers

Effects of cytoskeletal drugs on actin cortex elasticity

(2017) Yareni A. Ayala et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

How the Internet of cells has biologists buzzing

(2017) Monya Baker   NATURE

Membrane tension: A challenging but universal physical parameter in cell biology

(2017) Bruno Pontes et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

How cellular membrane properties are affected by the actin cytoskeleton

(2016) J. Lemière et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Rheological properties of cells measured by optical tweezers

(2016) Yareni A. Ayala et al.   BMC Biophysics

Binding equilibrium and kinetics of membrane-anchored receptors and ligands in cell adhesion: Insights from computational model systems and theory

(2016) Thomas R. Weikl et al.   Cell Adhesion & Migration

Dynamics of Membrane Tethers Reveal Novel Aspects of Cytoskeleton-Membrane Interactions in Axons

(2015) Anagha Datar et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Mechanotransduction: use the force(s)

(2015) Ewa K. Paluch et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Transfer of mitochondria via tunneling nanotubes rescues apoptotic PC12 cells

(2015) X Wang et al.   CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

An updated look at actin dynamics in filopodia

(2015) Natascha Leijnse et al.   Cytoskeleton

Active gel physics

(2015) J. Prost et al.   Nature Physics

When Physics Takes Over: BAR Proteins and Membrane Curvature

(2015) Mijo Simunovic et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Physical principles of membrane remodelling during cell mechanoadaptation

(2015) Anita Joanna Kosmalska et al.   Nature Communications

STED Nanoscopy Reveals the Ubiquity of Subcortical Cytoskeleton Periodicity in Living Neurons

(2015) Elisa D’Este et al.   Cell Reports

Cutting Edge: Membrane Nanotubes In Vivo: A Feature of MHC Class II + Cells in the Mouse Cornea

(2014) Holly R. Chinnery et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Absolute calibration of forces in optical tweezers

(2014) R. S. Dutra et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW A

Helical buckling of actin inside filopodia generates traction

(2014) Natascha Leijnse et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Unexpected Membrane Dynamics Unveiled by Membrane Nanotube Extrusion

(2013) Clément Campillo et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

The physics of membrane tubes: soft templates for studying cellular membranes

(2013) Aurélien Roux   Soft Matter

Measuring forces at the leading edge: a force assay for cell motility

(2012) Brenda Farrell et al.   Integrative Biology

‘Slings’ enable neutrophil rolling at high shear

(2012) Prithu Sundd et al.   NATURE

Actin, Spectrin, and Associated Proteins Form a Periodic Cytoskeletal Structure in Axons

(2012) K. Xu et al.   SCIENCE

Mechanical feedback between membrane tension and dynamics

(2012) Nils C. Gauthier et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Actin cortex mechanics and cellular morphogenesis

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

Use the force: membrane tension as an organizer of cell shape and motility

(2012) Alba Diz-Muñoz et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Multifaceted Roles of Tunneling Nanotubes in Intercellular Communication

(2012) Ludovica Marzo et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Dynamic Organizing Principles of the Plasma Membrane that Regulate Signal Transduction: Commemorating the Fortieth Anniversary of Singer and Nicolson's Fluid-Mosaic Model

(2011) Akihiro Kusumi et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Cell Protrusions and Tethers: A Unified Approach

(2011) Maria K. Pospieszalska et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Cell Cytoskeleton and Tether Extraction

(2011) B. Pontes et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Cells Respond to Mechanical Stress by Rapid Disassembly of Caveolae

(2011) Bidisha Sinha et al.   CELL

Life at the Leading Edge

(2011) Anne J. Ridley   CELL

Intercellular Nanotubes Mediate Bacterial Communication

(2011) Gyanendra P. Dubey et al.   CELL

Phagocytosis

(2011) Roberto J. Botelho et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Cofilin cooperates with fascin to disassemble filopodial actin filaments

(2011) D. Breitsprecher et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 Endocytic Trafficking Through Macrophage Bridging Conduits Facilitates Spread of Infection

(2011) Irena Kadiu et al.   Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology

Autonomous right-screw rotation of growth cone filopodia drives neurite turning

(2010) Atsushi Tamada et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Cell mechanics and the cytoskeleton

(2010) Daniel A. Fletcher et al.   NATURE

Cell Mechanics: Dissecting the Physical Responses of Cells to Force

(2009) Brenton D. Hoffman et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Fas stimulation of T lymphocytes promotes rapid intercellular exchange of death signals via membrane nanotubes

(2009) Peter D Arkwright et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Prions hijack tunnelling nanotubes for intercellular spread

(2009) Karine Gousset et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

The trip of the tip: understanding the growth cone machinery

(2009) Laura Anne Lowery et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Cell migration in the normal and pathological postnatal mammalian brain

(2009) Myriam Cayre et al.   PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Cell Stiffening in Response to External Stress is Correlated to Actin Recruitment

(2008) Delphine Icard-Arcizet et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Tunneling nanotubes (TNT) are induced by HIV-infection of macrophages: A potential mechanism for intercellular HIV trafficking

(2008) E.A. Eugenin et al.   CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY

The art of cellular communication: tunneling nanotubes bridge the divide

(2008) Steffen Gurke et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Filopodia: molecular architecture and cellular functions

(2008) Pieta K. Mattila et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Membrane nanotubes: dynamic long-distance connections between animal cells

(2008) Daniel M. Davis et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Blebs lead the way: how to migrate without lamellipodia

(2008) Guillaume Charras et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Life and Times of a Cellular Bleb

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