Membrane elastic properties play important roles in regulating cell shape, motility, division
and differentiation. Here I review optical tweezer (OT) investigations of membrane surface …

Cell membranes experience frequent stretching and poking: from cytoskeletal elements,
from osmotic imbalances, from fusion and budding of vesicles, and from forces from the …

During morphogenesis, changes in the shapes of individual cells are harnessed to mold an
entire tissue. These changes in cell shapes require the coupled remodeling of the plasma …

The role of cell membrane dynamics in cell migration is unclear. To examine whether total
cell surface area changes are required for cell migration, Dictyostelium cells were flattened …

The asymmetric divisions of Drosophila neural stem cells (NSCs) produce unequally sized
siblings, with most volume directed into the sibling that retains the NSC fate. Sibling size …

The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans is normally commensal, residing in the
mucosa of most healthy individuals. In susceptible hosts, its filamentous hyphal form can …

Actin microridges form labyrinth like patterns on superficial epithelial cells across animal
species. This highly organized assembly has been implicated in mucus retention and in the …

Key points Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) modulates milk lipid secretion and lactation
initiation. XOR is required for butyrophilin1a1 clustering in the membrane during milk lipid …

Surfaces decorated with high aspect ratio nanostructures are a promising tool to study
cellular processes and design novel devices to control cellular behavior. However, little is …

Membrane tubulation is a ubiquitous process that occurs both at the plasma membrane and
on the membranes of intracellular organelles. These tubulation events are known to be …