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Pekka Lappalainen

University of HelsinkiORCID 0000-0001-6227-0354Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1

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Anika SteffeniD· 1 shared Christopher R. LambertiD· 1 shared Hermann DöringiD· 1 shared Hugo WiolandiD· 1 shared Jan FaixiD· 1 shared Jonas ScholziD· 1 shared Klemens RottneriD· 1 shared Marius KargeriD· 1 shared

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 20, 2026

DAAM1 formin and Ena/VASP proteins assemble functionally distinct actin filaments for focal adhesions

Xiang Le Chua, Parijat Biswas, Hugo Wioland, Pekka Lappalainen

The paper investigates how DAAM1 formin and Ena/VASP proteins assemble distinct actin filament networks at focal adhesions, showing different roles in focal adhesion dynamics.

1 citation

experimental assaycell signaling & trafficking

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Cell BiologyCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewedSep 5, 2025

Differential interference with actin-binding protein function by acute Cytochalasin B

Christopher R. Lambert, Marius Karger, Xinqi Jiang…·Klemens Rottner

This study shows cytochalasin B differentially affects barbed end-binding proteins in lamellipodia, enhancing rather than inhibiting their accumulation and interactions.

6 citations

humanimaging

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