The mechanobiology of actin cytoskeletal proteins during cell–cell fusion

Visualization of Membrane Pore in Live Cells Reveals a Dynamic-Pore Theory Governing Fusion and Endocytosis

(2018) Wonchul Shin et al.   CELL

Spectrin is a mechanoresponsive protein shaping fusogenic synapse architecture during myoblast fusion

(2018) Rui Duan et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Metastable Prepores in Tension-Free Lipid Bilayers

(2018) Christina L. Ting et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Low energy cost for optimal speed and control of membrane fusion

(2017) Claire François-Martin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Pore formation in lipid membrane II: Energy landscape under external stress

(2017) Sergey A. Akimov et al.   Scientific Reports

Mechanoaccumulative Elements of the Mammalian Actin Cytoskeleton

(2016) Eric S. Schiffhauer et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Adhesion and Fusion of Muscle Cells Are Promoted by Filopodia

(2016) Dagan Segal et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Asymmetric division of contractile domains couples cell positioning and fate specification

(2016) Jean-Léon Maître et al.   NATURE

Myoblast fusion: Experimental systems and cellular mechanisms

(2016) Eyal D. Schejter   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Cell-cell fusion in the nervous system: Alternative mechanisms of development, injury, and repair

(2016) Rosina Giordano-Santini et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Role and organization of the actin cytoskeleton during cell-cell fusion

(2016) Sophie G. Martin   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Actin dynamics provides membrane tension to merge fusing vesicles into the plasma membrane

(2016) Peter J. Wen et al.   Nature Communications

Drosophila non-muscle myosin II motor activity determines the rate of tissue folding

(2016) Claudia G Vasquez et al.   eLife

The Mechanical Properties of Early Drosophila Embryos Measured by High-Speed Video Microrheology

(2015) Alok D. Wessel et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Mechanisms of myoblast fusion during muscle development

(2015) Ji Hoon Kim et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Membrane tension and membrane fusion

(2015) Michael M Kozlov et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Mechanical Tension Drives Cell Membrane Fusion

(2015) Ji Hoon Kim et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Kinetic characterization of the sole nonmuscle myosin-2 from the model organism Drosophila melanogaster

(2015) Sarah M. Heissler et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Cell shape regulation through mechanosensory feedback control

(2015) Krithika Mohan et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Mimicking the mechanical properties of the cell cortex by the self-assembly of an actin cortex in vesicles

(2014) Tianzhi Luo et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

ERM proteins in cancer progression

(2014) J. Clucas et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

A Universal Law for Cell Uptake of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials

(2014) Xin Yi et al.   NANO LETTERS

Post-fusion structural changes and their roles in exocytosis and endocytosis of dense-core vesicles

(2014) Hsueh-Cheng Chiang et al.   Nature Communications

The Nanomechanical Properties of Lipid Membranes are Significantly Influenced by the Presence of Ethanol

(2013) Frank W.S. Stetter et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Molecular mechanisms of cellular mechanosensing

(2013) Tianzhi Luo et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Actin-Propelled Invasive Membrane Protrusions Promote Fusogenic Protein Engagement During Cell-Cell Fusion

(2013) K. Shilagardi et al.   SCIENCE

Direct Measurement of the Mechanical Properties of Lipid Phases in Supported Bilayers

(2012) Laura Picas et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Understanding the Cooperative Interaction between Myosin II and Actin Cross-Linkers Mediated by Actin Filaments during Mechanosensation

(2012) Tianzhi Luo et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

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

(2012) K. Xu et al.   SCIENCE

Phosphatidylserine directly and positively regulates fusion of myoblasts into myotubes

(2011) Jaemin Jeong et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Minimum Energy Path to Membrane Pore Formation and Rupture

(2011) Christina L. Ting et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Relating domain size distribution to line tension and molecular dipole density in model cytoplasmic myelin lipid monolayers

(2011) D. W. Lee et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An invasive podosome-like structure promotes fusion pore formation during myoblast fusion

(2010) Kristin L. Sens et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Filamin A Is Essential for Active Cell Stiffening but not Passive Stiffening under External Force

(2009) K.E. Kasza et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

An active biopolymer network controlled by molecular motors

(2009) G. H. Koenderink et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Critical Exponents for Line Tension and Dipole Density Difference from Lipid Monolayer Domain Boundary Fluctuations

(2008) Michael C. Heinrich et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Mechanics of membrane fusion

(2008) Leonid V Chernomordik et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Measuring molecular rupture forces between single actin filaments and actin-binding proteins

(2008) J. M. Ferrer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA