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- PhD Biophysics University of California, Berkeley
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- Environmental sensing through focal adhesions (2009) (2296)
- Force and focal adhesion assembly: a close relationship studied using elastic micropatterned substrates (2001) (2090)
- Transmembrane crosstalk between the extracellular matrix and the cytoskeleton (2001) (1856)
- Focal Contacts as Mechanosensors Externally Applied Local Mechanical Force Induces Growth of Focal Contacts by an Mdia1-Dependent and Rock-Independent Mechanism (2001) (1394)
- Transmembrane crosstalk between the extracellular matrix--cytoskeleton crosstalk. (2001) (860)
- Adhesion-dependent cell mechanosensitivity. (2003) (853)
- Dynamics and segregation of cell–matrix adhesions in cultured fibroblasts (2000) (595)
- Assembly and mechanosensory function of focal contacts. (2001) (569)
- Fibroblast polarization is a matrix-rigidity-dependent process controlled by focal adhesion mechanosensing (2011) (478)
- Physical state of the extracellular matrix regulates the structure and molecular composition of cell-matrix adhesions. (2000) (429)
- Exploring the Neighborhood Adhesion-Coupled Cell Mechanosensors (2002) (420)
- Adhesion-mediated mechanosensitivity: a time to experiment, and a time to theorize. (2006) (393)
- Involvement of microtubules in the control of adhesion-dependent signal transduction (1996) (372)
- YAP/TAZ as mechanosensors and mechanotransducers in regulating organ size and tumor growth (2014) (368)
- Calculation of forces at focal adhesions from elastic substrate data: the effect of localized force and the need for regularization. (2002) (357)
- Cellular chirality arising from the self-organization of the actin cytoskeleton (2015) (303)
- p120 catenin affects cell motility via modulation of activity of Rho-family GTPases: a link between cell-cell contact formation and regulation of cell locomotion. (2001) (294)
- Focal adhesions as mechanosensors: a physical mechanism. (2005) (282)
- Comparative Dynamics of Retrograde Actin Flow and Focal Adhesions: Formation of Nascent Adhesions Triggers Transition from Fast to Slow Flow (2008) (262)
- TRANSMEMBRANE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX – CYTOSKELETON CROSSTALK (2001) (245)
- Microtubule dynamics: mechanism, regulation, and function. (1991) (232)
- Assembly and mechanosensory function of focal adhesions: experiments and models. (2006) (232)
- Regulation of microtubule dynamics by inhibition of the tubulin deacetylase HDAC6 (2009) (216)
- How do microtubules guide migrating cells? (2002) (202)
- Caldesmon inhibits nonmuscle cell contractility and interferes with the formation of focal adhesions. (1999) (195)
- Actomyosin-generated tension controls the molecular kinetics of focal adhesions (2011) (192)
- Microtubule-dependent control of cell shape and pseudopodial activity is inhibited by the antibody to kinesin motor domain (1993) (174)
- Swinholide A Is a Microfilament Disrupting Marine Toxin That Stabilizes Actin Dimers and Severs Actin Filaments (*) (1995) (174)
- Mammalian diaphanous-related formin Dia1 controls the organization of E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell junctions (2007) (172)
- Cadherin-mediated regulation of microtubule dynamics (2000) (154)
- Lamellipodium extension and cadherin adhesion: two cell responses to cadherin activation relying on distinct signalling pathways (2004) (146)
- Long-range self-organization of cytoskeletal myosin II filament stacks (2017) (144)
- The heel and toe of the cell's foot: a multifaceted approach for understanding the structure and dynamics of focal adhesions. (2009) (144)
- Pearling in cells: a clue to understanding cell shape. (1999) (137)
- Molecular interactions in the submembrane plaque of cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions. (1995) (129)
- Effect of protein kinase inhibitor H-7 on the contractility, integrity, and membrane anchorage of the microfilament system. (1994) (123)
- Processive capping by formin suggests a force-driven mechanism of actin polymerization (2004) (121)
- Integrin-Matrix Clusters Form Podosome-like Adhesions in the Absence of Traction Forces (2013) (120)
- Disruption of the Golgi apparatus by brefeldin A blocks cell polarization and inhibits directed cell migration. (1994) (120)
- Live-cell monitoring of tyrosine phosphorylation in focal adhesions following microtubule disruption (2003) (115)
- Destruction of microfilament bundles in mouse embryo fibroblasts treated with inhibitors of energy metabolism. (1980) (112)
- Pseudopodial activity at the active edge of migrating fibroblast is decreased after drug-induced microtubule depolymerization. (1991) (112)
- Molecular mapping of tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins in focal adhesions using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (2006) (110)
- Magic touch: how does cell-cell adhesion trigger actin assembly? (2004) (109)
- ATP-dependent regulation of cytoplasmic microtubule disassembly. (1981) (107)
- Mechanical stimulation induces formin-dependent assembly of a perinuclear actin rim (2015) (104)
- Latrunculin-A increases outflow facility in the monkey. (1999) (102)
- Intermediate filament collapse is an ATP-dependent and actin-dependent process. (1989) (99)
- Analysis of the local organization and dynamics of cellular actin networks (2013) (91)
- Focal contacts of normal and RSV-transformed quail cells. Hypothesis of the transformation-induced deficient maturation of focal contacts. (1985) (91)
- p120 catenin regulates lamellipodial dynamics and cell adhesion in cooperation with cortactin (2007) (91)
- A mechano-signalling network linking microtubules, myosin IIA filaments and integrin-based adhesions (2019) (91)
- Focal Contacts as Mechanosensors (2001) (84)
- Involvement of the Rho–mDia1 pathway in the regulation of Golgi complex architecture and dynamics (2011) (81)
- Actin cytoskeleton of spread fibroblasts appears to assemble at the cell edges. (1986) (81)
- Sustained Induction of ERK, Protein Kinase B, and p70 S6 Kinase Regulates Cell Spreading and Formation of F-actin Microspikes Upon Ligation of Integrins by Galectin-8, a Mammalian Lectin* (2003) (81)
- The state of actin assembly regulates actin and vinculin expression by a feedback loop. (1995) (78)
- Mammalian Diaphanous 1 Mediates a Pathway for E-cadherin to Stabilize Epithelial Barriers through Junctional Contractility. (2017) (78)
- Cytoskeletal involvement in the modulation of cell-cell junctions by the protein kinase inhibitor H-7. (1994) (78)
- Mechanosensing Controlled Directly by Tyrosine Kinases. (2016) (74)
- Association of intermediate filaments with vinculin-containing adhesion plaques of fibroblasts. (1987) (73)
- Role of focal adhesions and mechanical stresses in the formation and progression of the lamellipodium-lamellum interface [corrected]. (2009) (67)
- mDia1 senses both force and torque during F-actin filament polymerization (2017) (66)
- Microtubule involvement in regulating cell contractility and adhesion-dependent signalling: a possible mechanism for polarization of cell motility. (1999) (63)
- Cytoskeleton of mouse embryo fibroblasts. Electron microscopy of platinum replicas. (1984) (61)
- Physical model for self-organization of actin cytoskeleton and adhesion complexes at the cell front. (2012) (60)
- Evidence that intermediate filament reorganization is induced by ATP-dependent contraction of the actomyosin cortex in permeabilized fibroblasts. (1991) (57)
- Microtubules in mouse embryo fibroblasts extracted with Triton X-100. (1978) (57)
- Allicin inhibits cell polarization, migration and division via its direct effect on microtubules. (2007) (57)
- Caldesmon transgene expression disrupts focal adhesions in HTM cells and increases outflow facility in organ-cultured human and monkey anterior segments. (2006) (56)
- It depends on the hinge: a structure-functional analysis of galectin-8, a tandem-repeat type lectin. (2006) (56)
- Caldesmon effects on the actin cytoskeleton and cell adhesion in cultured HTM cells. (2006) (55)
- Cytoskeletal reorganizations responsible for the phorbol ester-induced formation of cytoplasmic processes: possible involvement of intermediate filaments. (1990) (54)
- Myosin IIA and formin dependent mechanosensitivity of filopodia adhesion (2019) (53)
- Autoregulation of actin synthesis responds to monomeric actin levels (1997) (52)
- The Role of Sphingolipids in the Maintenance of Fibroblast Morphology (1997) (49)
- A novel mechanism of actin filament processive capping by formin (2005) (49)
- Ordering of myosin II filaments driven by mechanical forces: experiments and theory (2018) (47)
- The formin inhibitor SMIFH2 inhibits members of the myosin superfamily (2020) (46)
- Faculty Opinions recommendation of Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate (PIP2)-induced vesicle movement depends on N-WASP and involves Nck, WIP, and Grb2. (2002) (44)
- Role of ATP in the regulation of stability of cytoskeletal structures. (1983) (43)
- Signaling from adherens-type junctions. (2005) (43)
- Molecular requirements for the effect of neuregulin on cell spreading, motility and colony organization (2000) (42)
- Visualization of cellular focal contacts using a monoclonal antibody to 80 kD serum protein adsorbed on the substratum. (1983) (42)
- Transverse pattern of microfilament bundles induced in epitheliocytes by cylindrical substrata. (1995) (41)
- Podosome assembly is controlled by the GTPase ARF1 and its nucleotide exchange factor ARNO (2017) (41)
- Kinectin-mediated endoplasmic reticulum dynamics supports focal adhesion growth in the cellular lamella (2010) (40)
- Actin cytoskeleton self-organization in single epithelial cells and fibroblasts under isotropic confinement (2018) (39)
- Structured illumination microscopy reveals focal adhesions are composed of linear subunits (2015) (36)
- Morphogenetic effects of neuregulin (neu differentiation factor) in cultured epithelial cells. (1998) (36)
- Cortactin Releases the Brakes in Actin- Based Motility by Enhancing WASP-VCA Detachment from Arp2/3 Branches (2011) (36)
- Effects of Mechanical Stimuli on Profilin- and Formin-Mediated Actin Polymerization. (2018) (34)
- A new dimension in retrograde flow: centripetal movement of engulfed particles. (2001) (31)
- Autoregulation of actin synthesis requires the 3'‐UTR of actin mRNA and protects cells from actin overproduction (1999) (27)
- Signaling function of α-catenin in microtubule regulation (2008) (27)
- Stimulation of actin synthesis in phalloidin‐treated cells (1990) (26)
- Formin DAAM1 Organizes Actin Filaments in the Cytoplasmic Nodal Actin Network (2016) (26)
- Spreading of mouse fibroblasts on the substrate with multiple spikes. (1991) (26)
- High molecular weight protein MAP 2 promoting microtubule assembly in vitro is associated with microtubules in cells. (1980) (24)
- Effects of H-7 on the iris and ciliary muscle in monkeys. (1998) (24)
- Cold-stable microtubules in the cytoplasm of mouse embryo fibroblasts. (1979) (23)
- Microtubule-dependent effect of phorbol ester on the contractility of cytoskeleton of cultured fibroblasts. (1988) (22)
- Signaling function of alpha-catenin in microtubule regulation. (2008) (20)
- Temporal evolution of cell focal adhesions: experimental observations and shear stress profiles (2008) (19)
- Measurement of cellular forces at focal adhesions using elastic micro-patterned substrates (2003) (19)
- Crawling cell locomotion revisited (2011) (18)
- Post-translational modification of microtubules is a component of synergic alterations of cytoskeleton leading to formation of cytoplasmic processes in fibroblasts. (1991) (17)
- Reciprocal regulation of actomyosin organization and contractility in nonmuscle cells by tropomyosins and alpha-actinins (2019) (17)
- Novel localization of formin mDia2: importin β-mediated delivery to and retention at the cytoplasmic side of the nuclear envelope (2015) (15)
- The Role of the Cytoskeleton in Adhesion-Mediated Signaling and Gene Expression (1997) (15)
- Forces and constraints controlling podosome assembly and disassembly (2018) (14)
- Microtubular system in cultured mouse epithelial cells. (1978) (14)
- Interplay between the Actin Cytoskeleton, Focal Adhesions and Microtubules (2004) (14)
- Mechanical regulation of formin-dependent actin polymerization. (2019) (14)
- Mechanisms of regulation of pseudopodial activity by the microtubule system. (1993) (13)
- Motility of intracellular particles in rat fibroblasts is greatly enhanced by phorbol ester and by over-expression of normal p21N-ras. (1993) (13)
- Serum dependence of expression of the transformed phenotype: Experiments with subline of mouse L fibroblasts adapted to growth in serum‐free medium (1976) (13)
- Multinucleation-induced improvement of the spreading of transformed cells on the substratum. (1984) (13)
- Cellular Contractility Requires Ubiquitin Mediated Proteolysis (2009) (12)
- Force-driven polymerization in cells: actin filaments and focal adhesions (2005) (9)
- Differential cellular responses to adhesive interactions with galectin-8- and fibronectin-coated substrates (2021) (9)
- Latrunculin -A and staurosporin, but not swinholide -A, increase outflow facility in the monkey (1996) (8)
- Registry Kinetics of Myosin Motor Stacks Driven by Mechanical Force-Induced Actin Turnover. (2019) (8)
- Involvement of Rho GAP GRAF1 in maintenance of epithelial phenotype (2016) (8)
- Multinucleation of transformed cells normalizes their spreading on the substratum and their cytoskeleton structure. (1981) (8)
- Application of piconewton forces to individual filopodia reveals mechanosensory role of L-type Ca2+ channels. (2022) (8)
- Systems of Intermediate Filaments (1988) (7)
- Disruption of microtubules in living cells by tyrphostin AG-1714. (2000) (7)
- Comparison of “all trans” enzymatically prepared unsaturated polyesters with chemically synthesized and industrial polyesters (1993) (7)
- Systems of Microtubules (1988) (5)
- Differential cellular responses to adhesive interactions with galectin-8 and fibronectin coated substrates (2020) (4)
- Cytoskeleton and Internal Organization of the Cell (1988) (4)
- Force dependence of filopodia adhesion: involvement of myosin II and formins (2017) (4)
- Interactions of normal and neoplastic cells with various surfaces. (1973) (4)
- Crosstalk between myosin II and formin functions in the regulation of force generation and actomyosin dynamics in stress fibers (2021) (4)
- Actin Retrograde Flow in Permeabilized Cells: Myosin-II Driven Centripetal Movement of Transverse Arcs (2016) (3)
- The cytoskeleton as a smart composite material: A unified pathway linking microtubules, myosin-II filaments and integrin adhesions (2018) (2)
- Erratum: Long-range self-organization of cytoskeletal myosin II filament stacks (2017) (2)
- The cytoskeleton as a smart composite material: A unified pathway linking microtubules, myosin-II filaments and integrin adhesions (2018) (2)
- Publisher Correction: A mechano-signalling network linking microtubules, myosin IIA filaments and integrin-based adhesions (2019) (2)
- Sustained induction of ERK, protein kinase B, and p70 S6 kinase regulates cell spreading and formation of F-actin microspikes upon ligation of integrins by galectin-8, a mammalian lectin. (2018) (2)
- Mechanosensitive calcium signaling in filopodia (2020) (2)
- Effect Of Rat Non–muscle Caldesmon Overexpression On The Cytoskeleton Of Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells. (2004) (2)
- Crosstalk between myosin II and formin functions in the regulation of force generation and actomyosin dynamics in stress fibers. (2021) (1)
- Microtubule regulation of integrin-based adhesions is mediated by myosin-IIA (2017) (1)
- Systems of Actin Filaments (1988) (1)
- Actin polymerisation and crosslinking drive left-right asymmetry in single cell and cell collectives (2021) (1)
- Regulation of Synthesis of Cytoskeletal Proteins (1988) (1)
- Contractility Driven Self-Organization of the Actin Cytoskeleton (2014) (1)
- Multiscale model predicts increasing focal adhesion size with decreasing stiffness in fibrous matrices (2017) (1)
- Multiscale model predicts increasing focal adhesion size with decreasing stiffness in fibrous matrices (2017) (1)
- mDia1 senses both force and torque during F-actin filament polymerization (2017) (1)
- Outflow Facility Enhancement By Caldesmon Gene Therapy In Organ–cultured Human And Monkey Eyes (2004) (1)
- Inhibition of Contractility and RhoA Deactivation Trigger Podosome Formation (2013) (0)
- Faculty Opinions recommendation of PIR121 regulates pseudopod dynamics and SCAR activity in Dictyostelium. (2003) (0)
- Faculty Opinions recommendation of An actin nucleation mechanism mediated by Bni1 and profilin. (2002) (0)
- MT1-MMP regulates focal adhesion turnover and cellular traction stresses (2016) (0)
- Reorganization of Cytoskeleton (1988) (0)
- INTRAFLAGELLAR TRANSPORT (2005) (0)
- Faculty Opinions recommendation of VE-cadherin regulates endothelial actin activating Rac and increasing membrane association of Tiam. (2002) (0)
- ATP-dependent regulation of cytoplasmic microtubule disassembly ( inhibitors of energy metabolism (0)
- Methodes d'isolation de genes codant des proteines a fonction specifique et de criblage d'agents actifs d'un point de vue pharmaceutique (2001) (0)
- Semaphorin3F reduces vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cell PI3K activation and decreases neointimal plaque formation (2022) (0)
- Chiral growth of adherent filopodia (2022) (0)
- Mechanical Force-Driven Registry of Non-Muscle Myosin in Fibroblasts (2020) (0)
- Focal adhesions are controlled by microtubules through local contractility regulation (2023) (0)
- Two Levels of Myosin-IIA Dynamics in Cells: Turnover of Filaments and Self-Organization of Filament Stacks (2016) (0)
- FORMATION OF ACTIN CYTOSKELETON AND ADHESION CONTACTS DURING CELL SPREADING IN CULTURE (1988) (0)
- Platform: Membrane Protein Structure, Dynamics, and Interactions (2014) (0)
- Faculty Opinions recommendation of SWAP-70 identifies a transitional subset of actin filaments in motile cells. (2003) (0)
- Nuclear Localization of mDia2 Formin and its Possible Regulation by Rho Family GTPases (2012) (0)
- Supplementary material from "Forces and constraints controlling podosome assembly and disassembly" (2019) (0)
- Unconventional Fibrillar Structures in the Cytoplasm (1988) (0)
- Molecular basis for cell adhesion and adhesion-mediated signaling (2000) (0)
- Abstracts of the Second Seidel Symposium Smooth Muscle Cells: Structure, Motility and Signaling (2004) (0)
- Cytoskeleton of rat neoplastic cells of spontaneous origin and their derivatives after supertransformation with avian sarcoma virus B77 in vitro. (1982) (0)
- Editorial: Forces in biology - Cell and developmental mechanobiology and its implications in disease - Volume II (2022) (0)
- The formin homology protein mDia 1 regulates dynamics of microtubules and their effect on focal adhesion growth (2003) (0)
- Faculty Opinions recommendation of Epithelial polarity requires septin coupling of vesicle transport to polyglutamylated microtubules. (2008) (0)
- Myosin II-Dependent Suppression of Podosomes by an ARNO-ARF1 Signaling Axis (2017) (0)
- Dual control of formin-nucleated actin assembly by the chromatin and ER in mouse oocytes (2022) (0)
- Focal Adhesions are Composed of Filamentous Subunits Whose Length and Dynamics Depend on the Cell Spreading Area (2014) (0)
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