Author
Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.
3 papers
Recent·Most cited
B. L. Zhong, C. E. Lee, V. T. Vachharajani…·A. R. Dunn
This study shows that physiological forces accelerate GAIN domain dissociation of latrophilin-3, suggesting mechanical force drives aGPCR signaling during synapse formation.
B. L. Zhong, V. T. Vachharajani, A. R. Dunn
The paper introduces STReTCh, a molecular tension sensor for measuring mechanical forces in cells, validated through magnetic tweezers and applied to study forces at integrin adhesions and in vinculin.
C. G. Vasquez, V. T. Vachharajani, C. Garzon-Coral, A. R. Dunn
This study investigates the physical mechanisms of lumen formation in MDCK cell spheroids, finding that lumen shape and stability arise from geometrical factors and apico-basal polarity rather than hydrostatic pressure or actomyosin cytoskeleton.