Cell Membranes Resist Flow

The Fluid Mosaic Model of the Structure of Cell Membranes

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Ultrasensitive fluorescent proteins for imaging neuronal activity

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Phases and phase transitions of the phosphatidylcholines

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Improving the photostability of bright monomeric orange and red fluorescent proteins

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Cryo-EM architecture of a near-native stretch-sensitive membrane microdomain

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Membrane potential mediates the cellular response to mechanical pressure

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Biotensegrity or Fascintegrity?

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Exploring the links between lipid geometry and mitochondrial fission: Emerging concepts

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Enzymatic trans-bilayer lipid transport: Mechanisms, efficiencies, slippage, and membrane curvature

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Infection-induced membrane ruffling initiates danger and immune signaling via the mechanosensor PIEZO1

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Membrane Mechanics in Living Cells

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Research progress on the regulatory role of cell membrane surface tension in cell behavior

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Beyond 25 years of biomedical innovation in nano-bioelectronics

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Cellular Blebs and Membrane Invaginations Are Coupled through Membrane Tension Buffering

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Nonlinear Elastic and Inelastic Properties of Cells

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Curvature-driven feedback on aggregation–diffusion of proteins in lipid bilayers

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Mechanosensitive Channel-Based Optical Membrane Tension Reporter

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PIEZO Channels in Mechano-Inflammation: Gatekeepers of Neuroimmune Crosstalk

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Elasticity spectra as a tool to investigate actin cortex mechanics

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Ultrasound-induced cell disintegration and its ultrastructure characterization for the valorisation of Chlorella pyrenoidosa protein

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Modeling membrane nanotube morphology: the role of heterogeneity in composition and material properties

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Recent Advances and Future Prospects in Biological-Membrane-Targeted Polymers

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Sphingolipids and membrane targets for therapeutics

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Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement

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Tuning Cell Motility via Cell Tension with a Mechanochemical Cell Migration Model

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Quantitative Models of Lipid Transfer and Membrane Contact Formation

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Cluster nanoarchitecture and structural diversity of PIEZO1 at rest and during activation in intact cells

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Transient Internalization and Microtubule-Dependent Trafficking of a Ciliary Signaling Receptor from the Plasma Membrane to the Cilium

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Positive, negative and controlled durotaxis

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Membrane Tension Can Enhance Adaptation to Maintain Polarity of Migrating Cells

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Geometry and dynamics of lipid membranes: The Scriven-Love number

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Characterization of the Viscoelastic Properties of Ovarian Cancer Cells Membranes by Optical Tweezers and Quantitative Phase Imaging

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Shear stress activates nociceptors to drive Drosophila mechanical nociception

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Correlation of Plasma Membrane Microviscosity and Cell Stiffness Revealed via Fluorescence-Lifetime Imaging and Atomic Force Microscopy

Efremov, Y. M., Shimolina, L. E., Gulin, A. A., Ignatova, N. I., Gubina, M. V., Kuimova, M. K., Timashev, P. S., & Shirmanova, M. V. (2023) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells12212583 · Cited by 20

The ECM and tissue architecture are major determinants of early invasion mediated by E-cadherin dysfunction

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A mechanosensing mechanism controls plasma membrane shape homeostasis at the nanoscale

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Mechanotransduction through membrane tension: It's all about propagation?

Ghisleni, A., & Gauthier, N. C. (2023) · Current Opinion in Cell Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ceb.2023.102294 · Cited by 19

Flow Arrest in the Plasma Membrane

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Gradients in solid surface tension drive Marangoni-like motions in cell aggregates

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Load adaptation by endocytic actin networks

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The Forces behind Directed Cell Migration

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The activation thresholds and inactivation kinetics of poking-evoked PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 currents are sensitive to subtle variations in mechanical stimulation parameters

Zeitzschel, N., & Lechner, S. G. (2024) · Channels · doi:10.1080/19336950.2024.2355123 · Cited by 20

Migrasome formation is initiated preferentially in tubular junctions by membrane tension

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Loss of lipid asymmetry facilitates plasma membrane blebbing by decreasing membrane lipid packing

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Membrane Elastic Properties during Neural Precursor Cell Differentiation

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Correlated diffusion in lipid bilayers

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The role of mechanics in axonal stability and development

Ghose, A., & Pullarkat, P. A. (2022) · Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.06.006 · Cited by 15

The energetics of rapid cellular mechanotransduction

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Exploring membrane mechanics: The role of membrane-cortex attachment in cell dynamics

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Cell Membrane Tension Gradients, Membrane Flows, and Cellular Processes

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High-Throughput Characterization of Cell Adhesion Strength Using Long-Channel Constriction-Based Microfluidics

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Viscoelastic mechanics of living cells

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Value of models for membrane budding

Lee, C. T., Akamatsu, M., & Rangamani, P. (2021) · Current Opinion in Cell Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ceb.2021.01.011 · Cited by 16

Effective cell membrane tension is independent of polyacrylamide substrate stiffness

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Formation of protein-mediated bilayer tubes is governed by a snapthrough transition

Mahapatra, A., & Rangamani, P. (2023) · Soft Matter · doi:10.1039/d2sm01676a · Cited by 14

Advancements and Challenges in Electrical Impedance Myography (EIM): A Comprehensive Overview of Technology Development, Applications in Sports Health, and Future Directions

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Going with the membrane flow: the impact of polarized secretion on bulk plasma membrane flows

Gerganova, V., & Martin, S. G. (2021) · FEBS Journal · doi:10.1111/febs.16287 · Cited by 14

Understanding the interplay of membrane trafficking, cell surface mechanics, and stem cell differentiation

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Heterogeneous Nanostructures Cause Anomalous Diffusion in Lipid Monolayers

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Early tension regulation coupled to surface myomerger is necessary for the primary fusion of C2C12 myoblasts

Chakraborty, M., Sivan, A., Biswas, A., & Sinha, B. (2022) · Frontiers in Physiology · doi:10.3389/fphys.2022.976715 · Cited by 14

Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow

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Highly flexible cell membranes are the key to efficient production of lipophilic compounds

Zhu, Q., Wang, S., Fu, G., Guo, F., Huang, W., Zhang, T., Dong, H., Jin, Z., & Zhang, D. (2024) · Journal of Lipid Research · doi:10.1016/j.jlr.2024.100597 · Cited by 14

Dendrite tapering actuates a self-organizing signaling circuit for stochastic filopodia initiation in neurons

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Patterning and dynamics of membrane adhesion under hydraulic stress

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The Plasma Membrane and Mechanoregulation in Cells

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Cell-intrinsic mechanical regulation of plasma membrane accumulation at the cytokinetic furrow

Alonso‐Matilla, R., Lam, A. R., & Miettinen, T. P. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2320769121 · Cited by 13

Cdc42 mobility and membrane flows regulate fission yeast cell shape and survival

Rutkowski, D. M., Vincenzetti, V., Vavylonis, D., & Martin, S. G. (2024) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-52655-1 · Cited by 13

Force versus Response: Methods for Activating and Characterizing Mechanosensitive Ion Channels and GPCRs

Roeterink, R. M. A., Solvas, X. C. I., Collins, D. J., & Scott, D. J. (2024) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202402167 · Cited by 12

Recent advancements to measure membrane mechanical and transport properties

Has, C. (2020) · Journal of Liposome Research · doi:10.1080/08982104.2020.1850776 · Cited by 13

Mechanical activation of TWIK-related potassium channel by nanoscopic movement and rapid second messenger signalingPreprint

Petersen, E. N., Pavel, M. A., Hansen, S. S., Gudheti, M. V., Wang, H., Yuan, Z., Murphy, K. R., Ja, W. W., Ferris, H. A., Jørgensen, E. M., et al. (2019) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/758896 · Cited by 13

A computational model for early cell spreading, migration, and competing taxis

Betorz, J., Bokil, G. R., Deshpande, S. M., Kulkarni, S., Araya, D. R., Venturini, C., & Sáez, P. (2023) · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2023.105390 · Cited by 12

PCP and Septins govern the polarized organization of the actin cytoskeleton during convergent extension

Devitt, C. C., Weng, S., Bejar-Padilla, V., Alvarado, J., & Wallingford, J. B. (2024) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.025 · Cited by 11

Kindlin3 regulates biophysical properties and mechanics of membrane to cortex attachment

Dudiki, T., Mahajan, G., Liu, H., Zhevlakova, I., Bertagnolli, C., Nascimento, D. W., Kothapalli, C. R., & Byzova, T. V. (2021) · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · doi:10.1007/s00018-021-03817-7 · Cited by 13

Nano-Precision Tweezers for Mechanosensitive Proteins and Beyond

Yang, T., Park, C., Rah, S.-H., & Shon, M. J. (2022) · Molecules and Cells · doi:10.14348/molcells.2022.2026 · Cited by 13

Interplay Between Mechanosensitive Adhesions and Membrane Tension Regulates Cell Motility

Chen, Y., Saintillan, D., & Rangamani, P. (2023) · PRX Life · doi:10.1103/prxlife.1.023007 · Cited by 12

Nuclear mechanics as a determinant of nuclear pore complex plasticity

Lusk, C. P., Morgan, K. J., & King, M. C. (2025) · Nature Cell Biology · doi:10.1038/s41556-025-01768-w · Cited by 12

PIEZO Force Sensing in Vascular Biology: An Explosion of New Knowledge, Concepts and Opportunity

Beech, D. J. (2025) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202511774 · Cited by 11

Curving neural nanobioelectronics

Fang, Y., & Tian, B. (2019) · Nature Nanotechnology · doi:10.1038/s41565-019-0503-1 · Cited by 11

Effect of heterogeneous substrate adhesivity of follower cells on speed and tension profile of leader cells in primary keratocyte collective cell migration

Chakraborty, M., Mukherjee, B., Nalinakshan, N., Biswas, A., Nayak, R. K., & Sinha, B. (2022) · Biology Open · doi:10.1242/bio.058893 · Cited by 11

Mechanism of tension propagation in cell membranesPreprint

Barnoy, A., Tsaturyan, A. K., & Kozlov, M. M. (2023) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2023.03.22.533804 · Cited by 11

Membrane Tension Regulation is Required for Wound Repair

Raj, N., Weiß, M. S., Vos, B. E., Weischer, S., Brinkmann, F., Betz, T., Trappmann, B., & Gerke, V. (2024) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202402317 · Cited by 10

Piezo1 balances membrane and cortex tension to stabilize intercellular junctions and maintain the epithelial barrier

Javed, A., Stubb, A., Villeneuve, C., Myllymäki, S.-M., Peters, F., Rübsam, M., Niessen, C. M., Biggs, L. C., & Wickström, S. A. (2025) · Journal of Cell Science · doi:10.1242/jcs.263938 · Cited by 15

Dewetting: From Physics to the Biology of Intoxicated Cells

Gonzalez‐Rodriguez, D., Morel, C., & Lemichez, E. (2020) · Advances in experimental medicine and biology · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-46886-6_6 · Cited by 10

Myosin-II Mediated Traction Forces Evoke Localized Piezo1 Ca2+ Flickers

Ellefsen, K. L., Chang, A. C., Nourse, J. L., Holt, J. R., Arulmoli, J., Mekhdjian, A. H., Aburwarda, H., Tombola, F., Flanagan, L. A., Dunn, A. R., et al. (2019) · Biophysical Journal · doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.2049 · Cited by 10

Dynamic conformational changes of a tardigrade group-3 late embryogenesis abundant protein modulate membrane biophysical properties

Li, X.-H., Yu, C. W. H., Gomez-Navarro, N., Stancheva, V., Zhu, H., Murthy, A., Wozny, M., Malhotra, K., Johnson, C. M., Blackledge, M., et al. (2023) · PNAS Nexus · doi:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae006 · Cited by 11

Time-resolved proximity proteomics uncovers a membrane tension-sensitive caveolin-1 interactome at the rear of migrating cells

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Inferring Nonlinear Dynamics of Cell Migration

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Plasma membrane folding enables constant surface area-to-volume ratio in growing mammalian cells

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The membrane environment of cadherin adhesion receptors: a working hypothesis

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Directed motion of membrane proteins under an entropy-driven potential field generated by anchored proteins

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Membrane tension

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Probing lipid membrane bending mechanics using gold nanorod tracking

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Mechanobiology of antigen‐induced T cell arrest

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Caveolae mechanics in cellular functions and disease

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