Forces that shape fission yeast cells

Local RhoA activation induces cytokinetic furrows independent of spindle position and cell cycle stage

(2016) Elizabeth Wagner et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Amplification of actin polymerization forces

(2016) Serge Dmitrieff et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Morphogenesis of the Fission Yeast Cell through Cell Wall Expansion

(2015) Erdinc Atilgan et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Optical volume and mass measurements show that mammalian cells swell during mitosis

(2015) Ewa Zlotek-Zlotkiewicz et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Resonant microchannel volume and mass measurements show that suspended cells swell during mitosis

(2015) Sungmin Son et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

The fission yeast cytokinetic contractile ring regulates septum shape and closure

(2015) S. Thiyagarajan et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

The contractile ring coordinates curvature-dependent septum assembly during fission yeast cytokinesis

(2015) Zhou Zhou et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Mechanical crack propagation drives millisecond daughter cell separation in Staphylococcus aureus

(2015) X. Zhou et al.   SCIENCE

Wall mechanics and exocytosis define the shape of growth domains in fission yeast

(2015) Juan F. Abenza et al.   Nature Communications

Membrane Mechanics of Endocytosis in Cells with Turgor

(2015) Serge Dmitrieff et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Force Generation by Endocytic Actin Patches in Budding Yeast

(2014) Anders E. Carlsson et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

How and why cells grow as rods

(2014) Fred Chang et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Symmetry Breaking in Spore Germination Relies on an Interplay between Polar Cap Stability and Spore Wall Mechanics

(2014) Daria Bonazzi et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Mechanism of Cytokinetic Contractile Ring Constriction in Fission Yeast

(2014) Matthew R. Stachowiak et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Mechanosensitive channels Msy1 and Msy2 are required for maintaining organelle integrity upon hypoosmotic shock inSchizosaccharomyces pombe

(2014) Yoshitaka Nakayama et al.   FEMS YEAST RESEARCH

Role of turgor pressure in endocytosis in fission yeast

(2014) Roshni Basu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Traction force microscopy in physics and biology

(2014) Robert W. Style et al.   Soft Matter

Shrinking the hammer: micromechanical approaches to morphogenesis

(2013) Pascale Milani et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Model of Fission Yeast Cell Shape Driven by Membrane-Bound Growth Factors and the Cytoskeleton

(2013) Tyler Drake et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Membrane Tension Maintains Cell Polarity by Confining Signals to the Leading Edge during Neutrophil Migration

(2012) Andrew R. Houk et al.   CELL

Contributions of Turgor Pressure, the Contractile Ring, and Septum Assembly to Forces in Cytokinesis in Fission Yeast

(2012) Stephen A. Proctor et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Oscillatory Dynamics of Cdc42 GTPase in the Control of Polarized Growth

(2012) M. Das et al.   SCIENCE

Actin cortex mechanics and cellular morphogenesis

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

Polar actomyosin contractility destabilizes the position of the cytokinetic furrow

(2011) Jakub Sedzinski et al.   NATURE

Actin dynamics counteract membrane tension during clathrin-mediated endocytosis

(2011) Steeve Boulant et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Quantitative Analysis of the Mechanism of Endocytic Actin Patch Assembly and Disassembly in Fission Yeast

(2010) Vladimir Sirotkin et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Understanding cytokinesis: lessons from fission yeast

(2010) Thomas D. Pollard et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Cell Shape and Cell Division in Fission Yeast

(2009) Matthieu Piel et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Shape and Dynamics of Tip-Growing Cells

(2009) Otger Campàs et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Mechanical Forces of Fission Yeast Growth

(2009) Nicolas Minc et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Differential requirements for actin during yeast and mammalian endocytosis

(2009) Soheil Aghamohammadzadeh et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Shaping Fission Yeast with Microtubules

(2009) F. Chang et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Physical Mechanisms Redirecting Cell Polarity and Cell Shape in Fission Yeast

(2008) Courtney R. Terenna et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY