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Paradoxical signaling regulates structural plasticity in dendritic spines
Padmini Rangamani, Michael G. Levy, Shahid M. Khan +1
Transient spine enlargement (3-5 min timescale) is an important event associated with the structural plasticity of dendritic spines. Many of the molecular mechanisms associated wit…
Membrane tension is a key determinant of bud morphology in clathrin-mediated endocytosis
Julian E. Hassinger, George Oster, David G. Drubin +1
In clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME), clathrin and various adaptor proteins coat a patch of the plasma membrane, which is reshaped to form a budded vesicle. Experimental studies…
The Limiting Speed of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor
Jasmine A. Nirody, Richard M. Berry, George Oster
Recent experiments on the bacterial flagellar motor have shown that the structure of this nanomachine, which drives locomotion in a wide range of bacterial species, is more dynamic…
Mechanics of torque generation in the bacterial flagellar motor
Kranthi K. Mandadapu, Jasmine A. Nirody, Richard M. Berry +1
The bacterial flagellar motor (BFM) is responsible for driving bacterial locomotion and chemotaxis, fundamental processes in pathogenesis and biofilm formation. In the BFM, torque…
Protein-induced membrane curvature changes membrane tension
Padmini Rangamani, Kranthi Kiran Mandadapu, George Oster
Adsorption of proteins onto membranes can alter the local membrane curvature. This phenomenon has been observed in biological processes such as endocytosis, tubulation and vesicula…
Large-scale simulations of fluctuating biological membranes
Andrea Pasqua, Lutz Maibaum, George Oster +2
We present a simple, and physically motivated, coarse-grained model of a lipid bilayer, suited for micron scale computer simulations. Each ~25 nm^2 patch of bilayer is represented…