Biological membranes exhibit diversity in their shapes and complexity in chemical
compositions that are linked to many cellular functions. These two central features of …

Specialized classes of proteins, working together in a tightly orchestrated manner, induce
and maintain highly curved cellular and organelles membrane morphology. Due to the …

Membrane-active cytoskeletal elements, such as FtsZ, septin or actin, form filamentous
polymers able to induce and stabilize curvature on cellular membranes. In order to emulate …

Shape defines the structure and function of cellular membranes. In cell division, the cell
membrane deforms into a “dumbbell” shape, while organelles such as the autophagosome …

Red blood cells (RBCs) are present in almost all vertebrates and their main function is to
transport oxygen to the body tissues. RBCs' shape plays a significant role in their …

Computer simulation techniques form a versatile tool, a computational microscope, for
exploring biological processes. This tool has been particularly effective in exploring different …

Bacteria on surfaces exhibit collective behaviors, such as active turbulence and active
stresses, which result from their motility, growth, and interactions with their local …

Septins are cytoskeletal proteins interacting with the inner plasma membrane and other
cytoskeletal partners. Being key in membrane remodeling processes, they often localize at …

Biomembranes are fundamental to our understanding of the cell, the basic building block of
all life. An intriguing aspect of membranes is their ability to assume a variety of shapes …

We present an extension of the Monte Carlo based mesoscopic membrane model, where
the membrane is represented as a dynamically triangulated surface and the proteins are …