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R. Maraspini

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Cell Biology· 3 Biophysics· 2

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:imaging· 2 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 2 Research Focus:imputation· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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A. Honigmann· 5 shared C. Martin-Lemaitre· 2 shared O. Beutel· 2 shared A. J. Haas· 1 shared A. Janshoff· 1 shared A. Ruebeling· 1 shared A. Zehtabian· 1 shared B. Eickholt· 1 shared

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Tight junctions regulate lumen morphology via hydrostatic pressure and junctional tension

M. Mukenhirn, C.-H. Wang, T. Guyomar, M. J. Bovyn, M. F. Staddon, R. Maraspini, L. Lu, C. Martin-Lemaitre, M. Sano, T. Hiraiwa, D. Riveline, A. Honigmann

This study investigates how tight junctions regulate lumen morphology through hydrostatic pressure and junctional tension in MDCKII cysts.

bioRxiv · May 23, 2023 · PreprintCell Biology

Reciprocal regulation between cell mechanics and ZO-1 guides tight junction assembly and epithelial morphogenesis

A. J. Haas, C. Zihni, S. M. Krug, R. Maraspini, T. Otani, M. Furuse, A. Honigmann, M. Balda, K. Matter

This study shows that ZO-1 regulates cell mechanics and tight junction assembly, with reciprocal effects on epithelial morphogenesis and junction integrity.

bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2022 · PreprintCell Biology

Tight junction ZO proteins maintain tissue fluidity, ensuring efficient collective cell migration

M. Skamrahl, H. Pang, M. Ferle, J. Gottwald, A. Ruebeling, R. Maraspini, A. Honigmann, T. A. Oswald, A. Janshoff

This study shows ZO proteins maintain tissue fluidity and control proliferation to enable efficient collective cell migration.

bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2021Biophysics

Phase separation of zonula occludens proteins drives formation of tight junctions

O. Beutel, R. Maraspini, K. Pombo-Garcia, C. Martin-Lemaitre, A. Honigmann

This study shows ZO proteins undergo phase separation to form tight junctions by creating membrane-bound compartments that organize junction components.

bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2019Cell Biology

Expansion stimulated emission depletion microscopy (ExSTED)

M. Gao, R. Maraspini, O. Beutel, A. Zehtabian, B. Eickholt, A. Honigmann, H. Ewers

The paper combines expansion microscopy with STED to achieve 30-fold higher resolution than conventional microscopy, enabling ultra-structural imaging at <10 nm lateral and ~50 nm isotropic.

bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2018Biophysics