Emergent complexity of the cytoskeleton: from single filaments to tissue

F Huber, J Schnauß, S Rönicke, P Rauch… - Advances in …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Despite their overwhelming complexity, living cells display a high degree of internal
mechanical and functional organization which can largely be attributed to the intracellular …

Polyelectrolyte properties of filamentous biopolymers and their consequences in biological fluids

PA Janmey, DR Slochower, YH Wang, Q Wen… - Soft matter, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Anionic polyelectrolyte filaments are common in biological cells. DNA, RNA, the cytoskeletal
filaments F-actin, microtubules, and intermediate filaments, and polysaccharides such as …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial cell synthesis using biocatalytic polymerization-induced self-assembly

A Belluati, S Jimaja, RJ Chadwick, C Glynn… - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Artificial cells are biomimetic microstructures that mimic functions of natural cells, can be
applied as building blocks for molecular systems engineering, and host synthetic biology …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanosensing through direct binding of tensed F-actin by LIM domains

X Sun, DYZ Phua, L Axiotakis, MA Smith, E Blankman… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Mechanical signals transmitted through the cytoplasmic actin cytoskeleton must be relayed
to the nucleus to control gene expression. LIM domains are protein-protein interaction …

Dictating catalytic preference and activity of a nanoparticle by modulating its multivalent engagement

RR Mahato, E Shandilya, B Dasgupta, S Maiti - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Incorporating adaptive and dynamic behavior in a catalytic system is the foremost
prerequisite to gain nature-like complex functionality in a synthetic chemical network …

Alignment of nematic and bundled semiflexible polymers in cell-sized confinement

J Alvarado, BM Mulder, GH Koenderink - Soft matter, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The finite size of cells poses severe spatial constraints on the network of semiflexible
filaments called the cytoskeleton, a main determinant of cell shape. At the same time, the …

Thermodynamic control of activity patterns in cytoskeletal networks

A Lamtyugina, Y Qiu, É Fodor, AR Dinner… - Physical review …, 2022 - APS
Biological materials, such as the actin cytoskeleton, exhibit remarkable structural
adaptability to various external stimuli by consuming different amounts of energy. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Semiflexible biopolymers in bundled arrangements

J Schnauß, T Händler, JA Käs - Polymers, 2016 - mdpi.com
Bundles and networks of semiflexible biopolymers are key elements in cells, lending them
mechanical integrity while also enabling dynamic functions. Networks have been the subject …

Dynamic and reversible polymorphism of self-assembled lyotropic liquid crystalline systems derived from cyclic bis (ethynylhelicene) oligomers

N Saito, K Kanie, M Matsubara… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A self-assembled lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) system exhibiting dynamic and reversible
polymorphism was developed using the synthetic cyclic ethynylhelicene oligomers cyclobis …

Self-assembly of hierarchically ordered structures in DNA nanotube systems

M Glaser, J Schnauß, T Tschirner… - New Journal of …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The self-assembly of molecular and macromolecular building blocks into organized patterns
is a complex process found in diverse systems over a wide range of size and time scales …