Inward and Outward Tethers Read Out the Spontaneous Curvature of Cellular Membranes
Beatrice J. Geiger, Luis E. Hamel Ascanio, Effrosyni Drakouli, Victoria Thusgaard Ruhoff, Noëlle Klasner, Younes Farhangi Barooji, Guillermo Moreno-Pescador, Katrine T.-B. G. Schjoldager, Hiren Jitendra Joshi, Yoshiki Narimatsu, Signe Mathiasen, Jesper Nylandsted, Poul Martin Bendix, Weria Pezeshkian
This paper introduces a method to measure spontaneous curvature in cellular membranes using tether pulling and simulations, revealing baseline negative curvature and its modulation by treatments.
bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics