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Clare Waterman

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Cell Biology

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#183

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Clare Waterman's Degrees

PhD Cell Biology University of California, San Francisco
Bachelors Biology University of California, Berkeley

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According to Wikipedia, Clare M. Waterman is a cell biologist who has worked on understanding the role of the cytoskeleton in cell migration. Waterman is a Distinguished Investigator, Chief of the Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Morphodynamics, and Director of the Cell and Developmental Biology Center at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute , in the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda MD, USA. Waterman has received several awards and honors, including the Sackler International prize in Biophysics, the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, and the Arthur S. Flemming Award for Public Service. In 2018, she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. She currently serves on the editorial boards of eLife, Current Biology and Journal of Microscopy.

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Clare Waterman's Published Works

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Nanoscale architecture of integrin-based cell adhesions (2010) (1323)
Mechanical integration of actin and adhesion dynamics in cell migration. (2010) (841)
Interferometric fluorescent super-resolution microscopy resolves 3D cellular ultrastructure (2009) (824)
Force Fluctuations within Focal Adhesions Mediate ECM-Rigidity Sensing to Guide Directed Cell Migration (2012) (689)
Analysis of the myosinII-responsive focal adhesion proteome reveals a role for β-Pix in negative regulation of focal adhesion maturation (2011) (548)
High resolution traction force microscopy based on experimental and computational advances. (2008) (514)
Myosin II activity regulates vinculin recruitment to focal adhesions through FAK-mediated paxillin phosphorylation (2010) (512)
Traction stress in focal adhesions correlates biphasically with actin retrograde flow speed (2008) (426)
Integration of actin dynamics and cell adhesion by a three-dimensional, mechanosensitive molecular clutch (2015) (369)
Spatially isotropic four-dimensional imaging with dual-view plane illumination microscopy (2013) (260)
Molecular mechanism of vinculin activation and nano-scale spatial organization in focal adhesions (2015) (242)
Vinculin–actin interaction couples actin retrograde flow to focal adhesions, but is dispensable for focal adhesion growth (2013) (218)
A zyxin-mediated mechanism for actin stress fiber maintenance and repair. (2010) (200)
Local Cortical Tension by Myosin II Guides 3D Endothelial Cell Branching (2009) (177)
Stiffness-controlled three-dimensional extracellular matrices for high-resolution imaging of cell behavior (2012) (164)
YAP Nuclear Localization in the Absence of Cell-Cell Contact Is Mediated by a Filamentous Actin-dependent, Myosin II- and Phospho-YAP-independent Pathway during Extracellular Matrix Mechanosensing* (2016) (162)
High-resolution traction force microscopy. (2014) (160)
NETosis proceeds by cytoskeleton and endomembrane disassembly and PAD4-mediated chromatin decondensation and nuclear envelope rupture (2020) (141)
Guiding cell migration by tugging. (2013) (135)
CENP-E combines a slow, processive motor and a flexible coiled coil to produce an essential motile kinetochore tether (2008) (134)
Cellular Mechanisms of NETosis. (2020) (127)
Microscopy in 3D: a biologist's toolbox. (2011) (118)
Distinct ECM mechanosensing pathways regulate microtubule dynamics to control endothelial cell branching morphogenesis (2011) (110)
Rac1-Dependent Phosphorylation and Focal Adhesion Recruitment of Myosin IIA Regulates Migration and Mechanosensing (2015) (94)
Pak1 regulates focal adhesion strength, myosin IIA distribution, and actin dynamics to optimize cell migration (2011) (87)
Specification of Architecture and Function of Actin Structures by Actin Nucleation Factors. (2015) (87)
Adaptive optics improves multiphoton super-resolution imaging (2017) (85)
Actomyosin Cortical Mechanical Properties in Nonadherent Cells Determined by Atomic Force Microscopy (2016) (83)
Vinculin is required for cell polarization, migration, and extracellular matrix remodeling in 3D collagen (2015) (82)
Erk regulation of actin capping and bundling by Eps8 promotes cortex tension and leader bleb-based migration (2015) (79)
Orientation-specific responses to sustained uniaxial stretching in focal adhesion growth and turnover (2013) (79)
Adhesive F-actin Waves: A Novel Integrin-Mediated Adhesion Complex Coupled to Ventral Actin Polymerization (2011) (78)
Myosin-II controls cellular branching morphogenesis and migration in 3D by minimizing cell surface curvature (2014) (78)
The FAK–Arp2/3 interaction promotes leading edge advance and haptosensing by coupling nascent adhesions to lamellipodia actin (2016) (73)
Actin retrograde flow actively aligns and orients ligand-engaged integrins in focal adhesions (2016) (72)
Coupling of β2 integrins to actin by a mechanosensitive molecular clutch drives complement receptor-mediated phagocytosis (2019) (71)
Direction of actin flow dictates integrin LFA-1 orientation during leukocyte migration (2017) (71)
Isolation of focal adhesion proteins for biochemical and proteomic analysis. (2012) (70)
The molecular clutch model for mechanotransduction evolves (2016) (60)
Mechanosensing through direct binding of tensed F-actin by LIM domains (2020) (58)
Epidermal growth factor-induced contraction regulates paxillin phosphorylation to temporally separate traction generation from de-adhesion. (2009) (56)
Simultaneous multiview capture and fusion improves spatial resolution in wide-field and light-sheet microscopy. (2016) (52)
Rac1 and Aurora A regulate MCAK to polarize microtubule growth in migrating endothelial cells (2014) (50)
Protrusion and actin assembly are coupled to the organization of lamellar contractile structures. (2010) (49)
Single-shot super-resolution total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (2017) (48)
Two Distinct Actin Networks Mediate Traction Oscillations to Confer Focal Adhesion Mechanosensing (2017) (47)
Physical Constraints and Forces Involved in Phagocytosis (2020) (47)
NLRP3 Inflammasome Assembly in Neutrophils Is Supported by PAD4 and Promotes NETosis Under Sterile Conditions (2021) (46)
Local pulsatile contractions are an intrinsic property of the myosin 2A motor in the cortical cytoskeleton of adherent cells (2017) (46)
Filopodia and focal adhesions: An integrated system driving branching morphogenesis in neuronal pathfinding and angiogenesis. (2019) (44)
Inverted formin 2 in focal adhesions promotes dorsal stress fiber and fibrillar adhesion formation to drive extracellular matrix assembly (2015) (40)
Sorting Nexin 27 Protein Regulates Trafficking of a p21-activated Kinase (PAK) Interacting Exchange Factor (β-Pix)-G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase Interacting Protein (GIT) Complex via a PDZ Domain Interaction* (2011) (40)
Effects of brefeldin A-inhibited guanine nucleotide-exchange (BIG) 1 and KANK1 proteins on cell polarity and directed migration during wound healing (2011) (38)
Automated Screening of Microtubule Growth Dynamics Identifies MARK2 as a Regulator of Leading Edge Microtubules Downstream of Rac1 in Migrating Cells (2012) (37)
Advances in light-based imaging of three-dimensional cellular ultrastructure. (2012) (31)
Interdisciplinary Graduate Training in Teaching Labs (2012) (28)
RETRACTED: FMN2 Makes Perinuclear Actin to Protect Nuclei during Conﬁned Migration and Promote Metastasis (2016) (25)
FMN 2 Makes Perinuclear Actin to Protect Nuclei during Confined Migration and Promote Metastasis (2016) (24)
Spinning disk confocal imaging of neutrophil migration in zebrafish. (2014) (22)
Contractility, focal adhesion orientation, and stress fiber orientation drive cancer cell polarity and migration along wavy ECM substrates (2021) (22)
Incoherent structured illumination improves optical sectioning and contrast in multiphoton super-resolution microscopy. (2015) (19)
A Structural Model for Vinculin Insertion into PIP2-Containing Membranes and the Effect of Insertion on Vinculin Activation and Localization. (2017) (19)
Cytosolic pressure provides a propulsive force comparable to actin polymerization during lamellipod protrusion (2015) (18)
Event ordering in live-cell imaging determined from temporal cross-correlation asymmetry. (2010) (11)
ARAP2 inhibits Akt independently of its effects on focal adhesions (2018) (9)
Localization-based super-resolution imaging of cellular structures. (2013) (8)
A simple method for precisely controlling the confinement of cells in culture (2018) (8)
Survey of cancer cell anatomy in nonadhesive confinement reveals a role for filamin-A and fascin-1 in leader bleb–based migration (2021) (7)
Retraction Notice to: FMN2 Makes Perinuclear Actin to Protect Nuclei during Confined Migration and Promote Metastasis (2018) (7)
Mechanosensation: A Catch Bond That Only Hooks One Way (2017) (7)
NETosis proceeds by cytoskeleton and endomembrane disassembly and PAD4-mediated chromatin de-condensation and nuclear envelope rupture (2019) (7)
MARK2 regulates directed cell migration through modulation of myosin II contractility and focal adhesion organization (2022) (6)
Myosin II isoforms promote internalization of spatially distinct clathrin-independent endocytosis cargoes through modulation of cortical tension downstream of ROCK2 (2020) (5)
Analysis of Single Integrin Behavior in Living Cells (2010) (5)
A B-cell actomyosin arc network couples integrin co-stimulation to mechanical force-dependent immune synapse formation (2021) (3)
A Structural Model for Vinculin Insertion into PIP 2-ContainingMembranes and the Effect of Insertion on Vinculin Activation and Localization Graphical Abstract Highlights (2017) (2)
Misregulation of ELK1, AP1, and E12 Transcription Factor Networks Is Associated with Melanoma Progression (2020) (2)
High-Resolution Traction Force Microscopy 20 (2014) (2)
Single-molecule characterization of subtype-specific β1 integrin mechanics (2022) (1)
Nanoscale Protein Architecture of Focal Adhesions (2010) (1)
Myosin II Controls Cellular Branching Morphogenesis and Migration in 3D by Minimizing Plasma Membrane Curvature (2014) (1)
Cortical Actin Tension, Elastic Modulus and Cytosolic Pressure in Fibroblasts Determined using Atomic Force Microscopy (2015) (1)
Direction of actin flow dictates integrin LFA-1 orientation during leukocyte migration (2017) (1)
Illuminating Cell Adhesion: Modern Microscopy Approaches to Study Integrin-Based Focal Adhesions (2016) (1)
Supplementary Materials for Interdisciplinary Graduate Training in Teaching Labs (2012) (0)
The Translation of Actin Dynamics into Traction Force via Focal Adhesions in Migrating Cells (2007) (0)
Supplemental Information A Structural Model for Vinculin Insertion into PIP 2-Containing Membranes and the Effect of Insertion on Vinculin Activation and Localization (2016) (0)
Coupling of β2 integrins to actin by a mechanosensitive molecular clutch drives complement receptor-mediated phagocytosis (2019) (0)
Platform: Membrane Protein Structure, Dynamics, and Interactions (2014) (0)
Summer at the Marine Biological Laboratory (2013) (0)
Supplemental Information Actomyosin Cortical Mechanical Properties in Nonadherent Cells Determined by Atomic Force Microscopy (2016) (0)
Three Dimensional Superresolution Fluorescence Microscopy Reveals Protein Stratification in Focal Adhesions (2009) (0)
PAD4 Promotes NLRP3 Inflammasome Assembly Leading to NETosis (2019) (0)
Multi-Color Interferometric Photo-Activation Localization Microscopy with Extended Axial Range (2011) (0)
Role of PIP2-Dependent Membrane Interactions in Vinculin Activation, Motility and Force Transmission (2016) (0)
Subtype-specific single-molecule mechanics for integrin activation, mechanotransduction and cytoskeleton remodeling (2022) (0)
Reply to Liu: The disassembly of the actin cytoskeleton is an early event during NETosis (2020) (0)
Actomyosin contraction and adhesion control angiogenic sprouting and guidance (2010) (0)
Traction peak oscillation optimizes focal adhesion mechanosensing (2014) (0)
Two Distinct Actin Networks Mediate Traction Oscillations to Confer Mechanosensitivity of Focal Adhesions (2015) (0)
Single-shot super-resolution total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (2018) (0)
Author response: Erk regulation of actin capping and bundling by Eps8 promotes cortex tension and leader bleb-based migration (2015) (0)
A Mechanochemistry Model of Focal Adhesion Dynamics in Cell Migration (2012) (0)
PNAS Plus Significance Statements (2015) (0)
A Structural Model for Vin culin Insertion into PIP 2-ContainingMembranes and the Effect of Insertion on Vinculin Activation and Localization Graphical (2016) (0)
Subtype-specific single β1 integrin mechanics for activation, mechanotransduction and cytoskeleton remodeling (2022) (0)

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