A robust unsupervised machine-learning method to quantify the morphological heterogeneity of cells and nuclei

JM Phillip, KS Han, WC Chen, D Wirtz, PH Wu - Nature protocols, 2021 - nature.com
Cell morphology encodes essential information on many underlying biological processes. It
is commonly used by clinicians and researchers in the study, diagnosis, prognosis, and …

Directed cytoskeleton self-organization

T Vignaud, L Blanchoin, M Théry - Trends in cell biology, 2012 - cell.com
The cytoskeleton architecture supports many cellular functions. Cytoskeleton networks form
complex intracellular structures that vary during the cell cycle and between different cell …

Focal adhesion size uniquely predicts cell migration

DH Kim, D Wirtz - Biophysical Journal, 2013 - cell.com
Focal adhesions are large protein complexes organized at the basal surface of cells, which
physically connect the extracellular matrix to the cytoskeleton and have long been …

Enucleated cells reveal differential roles of the nucleus in cell migration, polarity, and mechanotransduction

DM Graham, T Andersen, L Sharek, G Uzer… - Journal of Cell …, 2018 - rupress.org
The nucleus has long been postulated to play a critical physical role during cell polarization
and migration, but that role has not been defined or rigorously tested. Here, we enucleated …

Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) hinder cancer cell motility through regulation of microtubule and actin dynamics

T Voloshin, RS Schneiderman, A Volodin, RR Shamir… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), encompassing alternating electric fields
within the intermediate frequency range, is an anticancer treatment delivered to the tumor …

The distinct roles of the nucleus and nucleus-cytoskeleton connections in three-dimensional cell migration

SB Khatau, RJ Bloom, S Bajpai, D Razafsky, S Zang… - Scientific reports, 2012 - nature.com
Cells often migrate in vivo in an extracellular matrix that is intrinsically three-dimensional
(3D) and the role of actin filament architecture in 3D cell migration is less well understood …

Tight coupling between nucleus and cell migration through the perinuclear actin cap

DH Kim, D Wirtz - Biophysical Journal, 2014 - cell.com
Eukaryotic cells alternate between episodes of fast and persistent movements and
“hesitation” episodes of low speed and low persistence. Unlike the well-understood tumbling …

Principles of organelle positioning in motile and non-motile cells

J Kroll, J Renkawitz - EMBO reports, 2024 - embopress.org
Cells are equipped with asymmetrically localised and functionally specialised components,
including cytoskeletal structures and organelles. Positioning these components to specific …

Structural response of microtubule and actin cytoskeletons to direct intracellular load

R Orii, H Tanimoto - Journal of Cell Biology, 2025 - rupress.org
Microtubule and actin are the two major cytoskeletal polymers that form organized functional
structures in the interior of eukaryotic cells. Although the structural mechanics of the …

Biophysical and biomolecular determination of cellular age in humans

JM Phillip, PH Wu, DM Gilkes, W Williams… - Nature biomedical …, 2017 - nature.com
Ageing research has focused either on assessing organ-and tissue-based changes, such as
lung capacity and cardiac function, or on changes at the molecular scale such as gene …