D. S. Banerjee

Growth-induced collective bending and kinetic trapping of cytoskeletal filaments

This study develops a model showing that rapid actin filament growth leads to kinetic trapping of bent filaments, influenced by subunit availability and crosslinking.

Contractile to extensile transitions and mechanical adaptability enabled by activity in cytoskeletal structures

This study shows how motor activity enables cytoskeletal structures to adapt mechanically, transforming from contractile to extensile states under tension.

Catalytic growth in a shared enzyme pool ensures robust control of centrosome size

The paper introduces a catalytic growth model for centrosome size regulation, showing it achieves robust size equality across organisms.

Emergence and maintenance of variable-length actin filaments in a limiting pool of building blocks

This study develops a theoretical model to show how actin filament length heterogeneity is regulated by nucleation and growth rate modulation by actin binding proteins, leading to distinct filament subpopulations.

Size regulation of multiple organelles competing for a shared subunit pool

The paper develops a kinetic theory to explain how multiple organelles regulate their sizes using a shared subunit pool, showing negative feedback ensures size control and positive feedback can lead to bistability and polarity.