mechanochemical cell biology

The cluster of mechanochemical cell biology at Warwick
studies the mechanisms by which cells use molecular motors and
cytomotive filaments to organise themselves.

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knocksidewaysVanishing point

The Royle lab use 'knocksideways' to remove microtubule crosslinkers from spindles to study mitotic function
>> J Cell Sci (2013) | link

tailsDrag Race

The Straube lab shows that cell tails support directionally persistent cell migration by creating rear drag
>> Developmental Cell (2012) | link

masaCentral Park

The Mishima lab show that ARF6 GTPase protects the midbody from disintegration by 14-3-3 protein
>> EMBO J (2012) | link

stampBuild it up, tear it down

Muriel & Doug show that S. pombe kinesins-8 promote both microtubule nucleation and microtubule catastrophe
>> PLoS ONE (2012) | e-print

egtimerEg timer

Kase shows that cells that successfully separate their centrosomes in prophase make fewer errors in mitosis
>> Biology Open (2012) | e-print

strikingElectra glide

Dana & Barry report evidence that kinesin is guided to its binding site by an electrostatic force field
>> PLoS Biology (2011) | e-print

 

>> IMAGE FACTORY | The Image Factory hosts a collection of microscopes providing a range of imaging techniques from live-cell imaging to single molecule mechanical recordings. Find out more here

 

 

WOSMWOSM my name?

The Warwick Open Source Microscope is coming soon .. Watch this space.

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