Alexander D. Bershadsky

Fibrillar adhesions are the primary integrin complexes shaped by matrix topography

This study identifies fibrillar adhesions as the primary integrin complexes that respond to matrix topography, forming independently of focal adhesions.

Redeployment of Archaeal ESCRT Systems Reveals Conserved Mechanisms Underlying Eukaryotic Complexity

This study shows that archaeal ESCRT modules integrate into eukaryotic structures, supporting a model of eukaryogenesis through redeployment of ancestral membrane-remodeling systems.

Ordering from the edge: Chiral multicellular pattern formation directed by actin self-organisation in cells

The paper shows how chiral multicellular patterns arise from actin self-organisation in cells, with chiral order starting at tissue boundaries and propagating inward.

The cytoskeleton as a smart composite material: A unified pathway linking microtubules, myosin-II filaments and integrin adhesions

This paper identifies KANK proteins as mediators linking microtubules to integrin adhesions, showing how microtubule disconnection triggers myosin-IIA filament assembly and remodeling of focal adhesions and podosomes.