ArticleNature physics2018
In pursuit of the mechanics that shape cell surfaces.
Article in Nature physics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.
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35 citing papers in PubMed.
- The membrane-to-cortex distance regulates mDia1 activity to control cortical mechanics.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Cell shapes decode molecular phenotypes in image-based spatial proteomics.Cell systems · 2026Article
- Cytoskeletal prestress homeostasis is a biological principle that governs living cell structure and function.Mechanobiology in medicine · 2026Review
- Intravital single-molecule imaging reveals cytoskeletal turnover as a driver of membrane remodeling in live animals.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Mechanical control of osteoclast fusion by membrane-cortex attachment and BAR proteins.The Journal of cell biology · 2025Article
- The Heart Is a Smart Pump: Mechanotransduction Mechanisms of the Frank-Starling Law and the Anrep Effect.Annual review of physiology · 2025Review
- Rapid mechanical phenotyping of breast cancer cells based on stochastic intracellular fluctuations.iScience · 2024Article
- Parallel on-chip micropipettes enabling quantitative multiplexed characterization of vesicle mechanics and cell aggregates rheology.APL bioengineering · 2024Article
- High-throughput mechanical phenotyping and transcriptomics of single cells.Nature communications · 2024Article
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- Understanding the interplay of membrane trafficking, cell surface mechanics, and stem cell differentiation.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2023Review
- HydroFlipper membrane tension probes: imaging membrane hydration and mechanical compression simultaneously in living cells.Chemical science · 2022Article
- Homeostatic membrane tension constrains cancer cell dissemination by counteracting BAR protein assembly.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Pinching the cortex of live cells reveals thickness instabilities caused by myosin II motors.Science advances · 2021Article
- Biomechanics of Neutrophil Tethers.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Hydrodynamic shear dissipation and transmission in lipid bilayers.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Kindlin3 regulates biophysical properties and mechanics of membrane to cortex attachment.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2021Article
- The C. elegans homolog of human panic-disorder risk gene TMEM132D orchestrates neuronal morphogenesis through the WAVE-regulatory complex.Molecular brain · 2021Article
- Cell Surface Mechanics Gate Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation.Cell stem cell · 2021Article
- AFM Force Relaxation Curve Reveals That the Decrease of Membrane Tension Is the Essential Reason for the Softening of Cancer Cells.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Robust and responsive, the surface of a cell is as important as its interior when it comes to mechanically regulating form and function. New techniques are shedding light on this role, and a common language to describe its properties is now needed.
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