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This paper introduces a vertex model of epithelial tissues with a mechanosensitive tension-remodeling rule, showing how tissues store mechanical memory and adapt their properties through learning-like processes.

This study shows that antibodies against influenza virus neutralize by interacting with the viral membrane, and disrupting these interactions reduces their effectiveness.

The paper shows that SRSF1 and TDP-43 form microphases through protein interactions, and MALAT1 enhances this process by binding to SRSF1 microphases.

The paper shows longer bacterial cells gain a competitive advantage during range expansion through collective alignment, blocking shorter cells from resources.

The paper shows that cells can detect chemotactic gradients with a minimal differential receptor activation of 0.026%, challenging the traditional ΔC framework.

This paper introduces an enzyme-free oxygen-scavenging buffer for DNA-PAINT imaging that improves stability, reduces costs, and extends imaging duration.

The paper uses single-molecule FRET and tracking to study MET receptor activation by InlB in living cells, finding a dimeric complex lifetime of ~1 second and slower diffusion for dimers.

This paper explores the use of shaped focused ion beams for preparing TEM lamellae, demonstrating the feasibility of cellular lamella milling with an ion knife.

The paper maps the photodynamic diversity of LOV domains, revealing kinetic diversity and functional classes, and demonstrates computational design of new LOV photosensors.

This paper develops a polymer-based model to study how DNA sequence affects protein-DNA co-condensation, showing that sequence heterogeneity leads to multiple condensates.

This study investigates the conformational transitions of Rep helicase using single-molecule techniques, revealing two intermediate states influenced by salt concentration.

This study shows that chromatin buffers torsional stress during transcription by enabling Pol II to transcribe through nucleosomes more efficiently than on single-nucleosome substrates.

This study uses cryo-ET and sub-tomogram averaging to analyze Ty1 virus-like particles, revealing diverse capsomere arrangements and the role of CA-CTD flexibility in VLP heterogeneity.

The paper characterizes the mechanical properties of pink berry granular biofilms using multiscale experiments, revealing a soft EPS matrix surrounding stiffer bacterial microcolonies.

The paper develops Boxcar Imaging Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy to measure raft stabilization kinetics in antigen-stimulated mast cells, revealing distinct diffusion dynamics for Lyn, PM, and Syk proteins.

The paper identifies ELKS and RIM as key proteins forming a block copolymer-like structure at synaptic active zones, leading to nanoscale order essential for neurotransmission.

The paper develops a continuum theory for curved epithelial shells by coarse-graining a 3D vertex model of active gel cellular surfaces, showing its accuracy in capturing buckling dynamics and the necessity of Cosserat theory for apicobasal tension asymmetry.

This paper introduces a reaction-diffusion model called LAGS to show that eukaryotic receptors can perform directional sensing through lateral diffusion, basal activity, and active degradation, without relying on downstream signaling pathways.

The paper introduces LEAR, a post-processing method to reduce localization errors in multi-loci microscopy, revealing new insights into enhancer biology and chromatin organization.

This study shows that phytoplankton actively regulate local pH to create distinct gravitactic sub-populations, leading to irregular diel vertical migration patterns.