2023
Membrane tension induces F-actin reorganization and flow in a biomimetic model cortex
Sakamoto R, Banerjee D, Yadav V, Chen S, Gardel M, Sykes C, Banerjee S, Murrell M. Membrane tension induces F-actin reorganization and flow in a biomimetic model cortex. Communications Biology 2023, 6: 325. PMID: 36973388, PMCID: PMC10043271, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04684-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actin reorganizationMechanical stressCell cortexBiochemical regulationCell shapeActomyosin cortexPhysical behaviorCell polarizationMembrane tensionCell migrationEssential physical behaviorPore openingSpatial assemblyDrive changesMembraneRelative rolesStressActinRegulationDiverse behaviorsRoleAssembly
2022
In Vitro Reconstitution of the Actin Cytoskeleton Inside Giant Unilamellar Vesicles.
Chen S, Sun Z, Murrell M. In Vitro Reconstitution of the Actin Cytoskeleton Inside Giant Unilamellar Vesicles. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2022 PMID: 36094272, DOI: 10.3791/64026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant unilamellar vesiclesCytoskeleton networkLipid dropletsCell‐mimicking systemUnilamellar vesiclesActin cytoskeletonVitro reconstitutionGenetic regulationActin networkBiochemical regulationSynthetic biologyCellular activitiesLive cellsMixture of proteinsActin polymersLipid componentsVesiclesRegulationReconstitutionCellsCytoskeletonCell deformationMachineryBiologyQuantitative insights
2004
The Systems Biology of Glycosylation
Murrell M, Yarema K, Levchenko A. The Systems Biology of Glycosylation. ChemBioChem 2004, 5: 1334-1347. PMID: 15457533, DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200400143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystems biologyRegulation of differentiationRegulation of glycosylationEukaryotic cellsBiochemical systems analysisCell regulation processesCell decisionsSignal transductionGlycosylationBiologyRegulation processesRegulationTransductionApoptosisDifferentiationProfound influenceCellsNovel research methodology