J. Lemiere

Quantifying turgor pressure in budding and fission yeasts based upon osmotic properties

The paper measures turgor pressure in yeast species using isotonic concentration methods and reports strain-specific values.

Control of nuclear size by osmotic forces in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

This study shows that nuclear size in fission yeast is controlled by osmotic forces, with macromolecule concentration dictating the nuclear-to-cell volume ratio.

nucGEMs probe the biophysical properties of the nucleoplasm

The paper introduces nucGEMs, fluorescent nanoparticles that probe nucleoplasm biophysical properties, revealing differences in motility, exclusion from heterochromatin, and effects of mitotic condensation.

Rapid adaptation of endocytosis, exocytosis and eisosomes after an acute increase in membrane tension in yeast cells

This study shows yeast cells rapidly adapt to increased membrane tension through eisosome disassembly, temporary endocytosis reduction, and exocytosis increase.

Physical properties of the cytoplasm modulate the rates of microtubule polymerization and depolymerization

This study shows that cytoplasmic viscosity affects microtubule polymerization and depolymerization rates in fission yeast, moss, and mammalian cells.

Actin modulates shape and mechanics of tubular membranes

This study investigates how actin affects the shape and mechanical stability of tubular membranes by observing actin sleeve growth on preformed membrane tubes.