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Mechanical force induces mitochondrial fission
Published in eLife (09-11-2017)“…Eukaryotic cells are densely packed with macromolecular complexes and intertwining organelles, continually transported and reshaped. Intriguingly, organelles…”
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Heart-Specific Stiffening in Early Embryos Parallels Matrix and Myosin Expression to Optimize Beating
Published in Current biology (02-12-2013)“…In development and differentiation, morphological changes often accompany mechanical changes [1], but it is unclear whether or when cells in embryos sense…”
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Lipid membrane-mediated attraction between curvature inducing objects
Published in Scientific reports (13-09-2016)“…The interplay of membrane proteins is vital for many biological processes, such as cellular transport, cell division, and signal transduction between nerve…”
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Accurate determination of elastic parameters for multicomponent membranes
Published in Physical review letters (29-02-2008)“…Heterogeneities in the cell membrane due to coexisting lipid phases have been conjectured to play a major functional role in cell signaling and membrane…”
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A gastruloid model of the interaction between embryonic and extra-embryonic cell types
Published in Journal of tissue engineering (2022)“…Stem-cell derived in vitro systems, such as organoids or embryoids, hold great potential for modeling in vivo development. Full control over their initial…”
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Optogenetic Control of Bacterial Cell‐Cell Adhesion Dynamics: Unraveling the Influence on Biofilm Architecture and Functionality
Published in Advanced science (01-06-2024)“…The transition of bacteria from an individualistic to a biofilm lifestyle profoundly alters their biology. During biofilm development, the bacterial cell‐cell…”
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The syncytial Drosophila embryo as a mechanically excitable medium
Published in PloS one (30-10-2013)“…Mitosis in the early syncytial Drosophila embryo is highly correlated in space and time, as manifested in mitotic wavefronts that propagate across the embryo…”
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Bidirectional membrane tube dynamics driven by nonprocessive motors
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (10-06-2008)“…In cells, membrane tubes are extracted by molecular motors. Although individual motors cannot provide enough force to pull a tube, clusters of such motors can…”
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flippy: membrane simulations made easy and fast
Published in Biophysical journal (11-02-2022)Get full text
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Individual based simulations of biofilm dimensional transitions
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Modeling area gain and loss during cytokinesis
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Interactions between model inclusions on closed lipid bilayer membranes
Published in Current opinion in colloid & interface science (01-04-2019)“…Protein inclusions in the membranes of living cells interact via the deformations they impose on that membrane. Such membrane-mediated interactions lead to…”
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Pointlike Inclusion Interactions in Tubular Membranes
Published in Physical review letters (23-09-2016)“…Membrane tubes and tubular networks are ubiquitous in living cells. Inclusions like proteins are vital for both the stability and the dynamics of such…”
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Erratum to: A new way of tracking motion, shape, and divisions
Published in European biophysics journal (01-09-2014)Get full text
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A new way of tracking motion, shape, and divisions
Published in European biophysics journal (01-08-2013)“…The process of detecting and tracking biological features such as bacteria and nuclei is complicated by the fact that they constantly change their shape. Shape…”
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Branched actin cortices reconstituted in vesicles sense membrane curvature
Published in Biophysical journal (06-06-2023)“…The actin cortex is a complex cytoskeletal machinery that drives and responds to changes in cell shape. It must generate or adapt to plasma membrane curvature…”
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Curvature Mediated Interactions in Highly Curved Membranes
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Membrane-Mediated Interactions Measured Using Membrane Domains
Published in Biophysical journal (17-06-2009)“…Cell membrane organization is the result of the collective effect of many driving forces. Several of these, such as electrostatic and van der Waals forces,…”
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Active particle dynamics beyond the jamming density
Published in Europhysics letters (01-02-2019)“…Many biological systems form colonies at high density. Passive granular systems will be jammed at such densities, yet for the survival of biological systems it…”
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CRISPR-based DNA and RNA detection with liquid-liquid phase separation
Published in Biophysical journal (06-04-2021)“…The ability to detect specific nucleic acid sequences allows for a wide range of applications such as the identification of pathogens, clinical diagnostics,…”
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