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Effie E. Bastounis

University of Tübingen

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Emergence of multiple collective motility modes in a physical model of cell chains

Ying Zhang, Effie E. Bastounis, Calina Copos

This study identifies two distinct motility modes in cell pairs using a biophysical model, showing differences between amoeboid and mesenchymal cell types.

npj Systems Biology and Applications · May 22, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics

P66 is a bacterial mimic of CD47 that binds the anti-phagocytic receptor SIRPα and facilitates macrophage evasion by Borrelia burgdorferi

Michal Caspi Tal, Paige S. Hansen, Haley A. Ogasawara, Qingying Feng, Regan F. Volk, Brandon Hochahn Lee, Sara E. Casebeer, Grace Blacker, Maia Shoham, Sarah Galloway, Anne L. Sapiro, Beth M. Hayes, Laughing Bear Torrez Dulgeroff, Tal Raveh, Venkata Raveendra Pothineni, , Balyn W. Zaro

This study identifies P66, a bacterial protein mimicking CD47, which binds SIRPα to evade macrophage phagocytosis, and shows its role in Lyme Disease pathogenesis.

bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2024 · PreprintImmunology