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J. Xie, J. Najafi, A. Nommick, L. Lederer, J. Salle, S. Dmitrieff, N. MINC
The paper measures how cell shape affects mitotic spindle positioning forces in sea urchin embryos, finding that viscoelastic forces increase with cell elongation.
bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2023 · PreprintCell Biology
J. Najafi, S. Dmitrieff, N. Minc
The paper measures cytoplasm viscoelasticity in live sea urchin eggs by moving passive components of varying sizes, finding size- and position-dependent resistance due to hydrodynamic interactions with the cell surface.
bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2022Biophysics
L. Chevalier, M. Pinar, R. Le Borgne, C. Durieu, M. Penalva, A. Boudaoud, N. MINC
The paper studies cell wall dynamics in Aspergillus nidulans using sub-resolution imaging and develops a mechanical model to explain how secretion and expansion balance to support tip growth and morphogenesis.
bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2022 · PreprintCell Biology
J. Xie, J. Najafi, R. Le Borgne, C. Durieu, J.-M. Verbavatz, J. Salle, N. Minc
This study shows that cytoplasm viscoelastic properties can actively move and reposition mitotic spindles in living cells, independent of cytoskeletal forces.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2021Cell Biology
R. Neeli-Venkata, R. Celador, Y. Sanchez, N. MINC
The paper identifies Wsc1 as a mechanosensor in fission yeast that forms clusters in response to cell wall compression, detecting and transducing local mechanical stress.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2020 · PreprintCell Biology
H. Palenzuela, B. Lacroix, J. Salle, K. Minami, T. Shima, A. Jegou, G. Romet-Lemonne, N. Minc
This study demonstrates that cargo motion in bulk cytoplasm exerts forces on microtubules, revealing how cargo size and MT length influence force efficiency and enabling tug-of-war dynamics.
bioRxiv · May 6, 2020 · PreprintBiophysics
R. N. Mukherjee, J. Salle, S. Dmitrieff, K. Nelson, J. Oakey, N. Minc, D. L. Levy
The paper shows that nuclear size in early sea urchin embryos scales with perinuclear ER, not cell size, through dynein-mediated ER accumulation.
bioRxiv · Oct 25, 2019Cell Biology
V. Davi, H. Guo, H. Tanimoto, K. Barrett, E. Couturier, A. Boudaoud, N. Minc
The paper quantifies cell wall mechanics in fission yeast to show how wall stiffness scales with cell diameter and adapts to size changes.
bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2018Biophysics
V. Davi, H. Tanimoto, D. Ershov, A. Haupt, H. De Belly, R. Le Borgne, E. Couturier, A. Boudaoud, N. Minc
This study identifies a feedback mechanism that coordinates polar growth and cell wall assembly in fission yeast to maintain wall thickness and cell survival.
bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2018Cell Biology