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Tropomyosin controls sarcomere-like contractions for rigidity sensing and suppressing growth on soft matrices by Wolfenson, Haguy, Meacci, Giovanni, Liu, Shuaimin, Stachowiak, Matthew R., Iskratsch, Thomas, Ghassemi, Saba, Roca-Cusachs, Pere, O’Shaughnessy, Ben, Hone, James, Sheetz, Michael P.

“…Cells test the rigidity of the extracellular matrix by applying forces to it through integrin adhesions. Recent measurements show that these forces are applied…”
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Cells test substrate rigidity by local contractions on submicrometer pillars by Ghassemi, Saba, Meacci, Giovanni, Liu, Shuaimin, Gondarenko, Alexander A, Mathur, Anurag, Roca-Cusachs, Pere, Sheetz, Michael P, Hone, James

“…Cell growth and differentiation are critically dependent upon matrix rigidity, yet many aspects of the cellular rigidity-sensing mechanism are not understood…”
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Dynamics of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor with Multiple Stators by Meacci, Giovanni, Tu, Yuhai, Berg, Howard C.

“…The bacterial flagellar motor drives the rotation of flagellar filaments and enables many species of bacteria to swim. Torque is generated by interaction of…”
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Intra- and intercellular fluctuations in Min-protein dynamics decrease with cell length by Fischer-Friedrich, Elisabeth, Meacci, Giovanni, Lutkenhaus, Joe, Chaté, Hugues, Kruse, Karsten

“…Self-organization of proteins in space and time is of crucial importance for the functioning of cellular processes. Often, this organization takes place in the…”
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α-Actinin links extracellular matrix rigidity-sensing contractile units with periodic cell-edge retractions by Meacci, Giovanni, Wolfenson, Haguy, Liu, Shuaimin, Stachowiak, Matthew R, Iskratsch, Thomas, Mathur, Anurag, Ghassemi, Saba, Gauthier, Nils, Tabdanov, Erdem, Lohner, James, Gondarenko, Alexander, Chander, Ashok C, Roca-Cusachs, Pere, O'Shaughnessy, Ben, Hone, James, Sheetz, Michael P

“…During spreading and migration, the leading edges of cells undergo periodic protrusion-retraction cycles. The functional purpose of these cycles is unclear…”
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Dynamics of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor: The Effects of Stator Compliance, Back Steps, Temperature, and Rotational Asymmetry by Meacci, Giovanni, Lan, Ganhui, Tu, Yuhai

“…The rotation of a bacterial flagellar motor (BFM) is driven by multiple stators tethered to the cell wall. Here, we extend a recently proposed power-stroke…”
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Lateral Waves during Protrusion-Retraction Cycles of Migrating Cells are Propagating Cracks by Thiyagarajan, Sathish, Stachowiak, Matthew, Meacci, Giovanni, Sheetz, Michael, O'Shaughnessy, Ben

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Contractile Forces During ECM Rigidity Sensing are Regulated by Tropomyosin-1 by Wolfenson, Haguy, Liu, Shuaimin, Ghassemi, Saba, Meacci, Giovanni, Hone, James, Sheetz, Michael P.

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Mechanisms Underlying Protrusion-Retraction Waves at the Leading Edge of Migrating and Spreading Cells by Stachowiak, Matthew R., Meacci, Giovanni, O'Shaughnessy, Ben, Sheetz, Michael P.

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Min-oscillations in Escherichia coli induced by interactions of membrane-bound proteins by Meacci, Giovanni, Kruse, Karsten

“…During division it is of primary importance for a cell to correctly determine the site of cleavage. The bacterium Escherichia coli divides in the center,…”
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Sarcomere-Like Units Contract Cell Edges by Meacci, Giovanni, Stachowiak, Matthew, Liu, Shuaimin, Iskratsch, Thomas, Mathur, Anurag, Wolfenson, Haguy, Ghassemi, Saba, Roca-Cusachs, Pere, Tabdanov, Erdem, Gauthier, Nils, Gondarenko, Alexander, O'Shaughnessy, Ben, Hone, James, Sheetz, Michael

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High Resolution Force Distribution of Migrating and Spreading Cells by Ghassemi, Saba, Stachowiak, Matthew R., Meacci, Giovanni, Roca-Cusachs, Pere, Sheetz, Michael P., O'Shaughnessy, Ben, Hone, James

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The Effects of Stator Compliance, Backs Steps, Temperature, and Clockwise Rotation on the Torque-Speed Curve of Bacterial Flagellar Motor by Meacci, Giovanni, Lan, Ganhui, Tu, Yuhai

“…Rotation of a single bacterial flagellar motor is powered by multiple stators tethered to the cell wall. In a "power-stroke" model the observed independence of…”
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Intra- and intercellular fluctuations in Min-protein dynamics decrease with cell length by Fischer-Friedrich, Elisabeth, Meacci, Giovanni, Lutkenhaus, Joe, Chate, Hugues, Kruse, Karsten

“…PNAS (2010) 107 6134-6139 Self-organization of proteins in space and time is of crucial importance for the functioning of cellular processes. Often, this…”
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