Pulling biomolecular complexes
MBI scientists demonstrate how the phenomenon of force-induced stabilization of biomolecular complexes can be explained on a one-dimensional energy landscape by incorporating defined transition coordinates.
More twists to the tale: Varied actin patterns in epithelial cells
A recent study led by MBI graduate student Salma Jalal and Senior Research Fellow Tee Yee Han reveals differences in actin organization patterns observed in fibroblasts and epithelial cell subtypes.
Cell polarity: Aurora over the pole
A recent study led by the Motegi Lab has identified the master switch that triggers the symmetry breaking process in the zygotes of the nematode worm, Caenorhabditis elegans. Learn more
Why Salmonella decide to lay low
Studying dormant biofilms in live worm hosts
Myosin motors show their muscle
How cells generate high forces for testing the softness of their environment
The guiding hands (and feet)
Focal adhesions in embryonic stem cells
Mechanics shaping the germline
Actomyosin corsets protect the epithelium
Moving with the flow
Environmental sensing through intracellular dynamics determines how cells migrate
Probing epithelial mechanics
Tools of the trade
The mechanics of cancer growth
How cancer cells spread in response to physical cues from their surroundings
Signaling in cell fate specifcation
Both when and where matter
Taking pole positions
How polarity proteins localize at opposite poles during symmetry breaking
