S. W. Grill

The paper investigates how surface phase transitions control protein condensation to form tight junction belts through ZO-scaffold proteins and actin polymerization.

The paper identifies two physical mechanisms for AP axis convergence in C. elegans embryos, with the pseudocleavage furrow-dependent mechanism being key.

This study shows that Rab5 and EEA1 form a two-component molecular motor using GTP hydrolysis to drive cyclic flexibility transitions that perform mechanical work.

The paper identifies a dynamic instability in protein condensates that drives actomyosin cortex activation in C. elegans oocytes.

This study uses optical tweezers to show FUS protein forms liquid-like co-condensates with DNA by adsorbing on single and double-stranded DNA, revealing phase separation mechanisms in nuclear compartments.

This study shows HP1 proteins form phase-separated DNA condensates that are mechanically stable but can be dissolved by HP1β, with differences in DNA compaction linked to their disordered regions.

This study uses optical tweezers to observe Klf4 condensation on DNA, showing surface-mediated microphases that reconcile phase separation with nuclear organization.

The paper shows thermal fluctuations enable mechanical signal propagation in coiled-coil proteins through numerical simulations of a simplified Frenkel-Kontorova chain model.

The paper investigates chiral actomyosin flows in early C. elegans development and finds they drive lineage-specific cellular rearrangements.

The paper shows that C. elegans zygotes can form two posterior PAR-2 domains without centrosomes, revealing a centrosome-independent polarization mechanism.