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A generic self-stabilization mechanism for biomolecular adhesions under load
Andrea Braeutigam, Ahmet Nihat Simsek, Gerhard Gompper +1
Mechanical loading generally weakens adhesive structures and eventually leads to their rupture. However, biological systems can adapt to loads by strengthening adhesions, which is…
Traction force microscopy with optimized regularization and automated Bayesian parameter selection for comparing cells
Yunfei Huang, Christoph Schell, Tobias B. Huber +5
Adherent cells exert traction forces on to their environment, which allows them to migrate, to maintain tissue integrity, and to form complex multicellular structures. This tractio…
Verticalization of bacterial biofilms
Farzan Beroz, Jing Yan, Yigal Meir +4
Biofilms are communities of bacteria adhered to surfaces. Recently, biofilms of rod-shaped bacteria were observed at single-cell resolution and shown to develop from a disordered,…
Collective force generation by groups of migrating bacteria
Benedikt Sabass, Howard A. Stone, Joshua W. Shaevitz
From biofilm and colony formation in bacteria to wound healing and embryonic development in multicellular organisms, groups of living cells must often move collectively. While cons…
Role of the membrane for mechanosensing by tethered channels
Benedikt Sabass, Howard A. Stone
Biologically important membrane channels are gated by force at attached tethers. Here, we generically characterize the non-trivial interplay of force, membrane tension, and channel…