publications

 

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  2. preprints
  3. reviews & books
>Al-Izzi S., Ghanbarzadeh Nodehi S., Köster D., Morris R. (2025)
ATP-controlled remodeling in reconstituted actomyosin.
Physical Review Research,
doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.013175. | Link
>Palani S., Ghosh S., Ivorra-Molla E., Clarke S., Suchenko A., Balasubramanian M., Köster D., (2021)
Calponin-homology domain mediated bending of membrane associated actin filaments.
eLife,
doi:10.7554/eLife.61078. | Link
>Palani S., Köster D., Balasubramanian M., (2020)
Phosphoregulation of tropomyosin-actin interaction revealed using a genetic code expansion strategy.
Wellcome Open Research,
doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16082.1. | Link
>Mosby L., Polin M., Köster D. (2020)
A Python based automated tracking routine for myosin II filaments.
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics,
doi: 10.1088/1361-6463/ab87bf. | Link
>Das, A.*, Bhat, A.*, Sknepnek, R., Köster, D., Mayor, S., Rao, M (2020)
Stratification relieves constraints from steric hindrance in the generation of compact actomyosin asters at the membrane cortex.
Science Advances, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aay6093. | Link
> Mosby L.S.*, N. Hundt*, G. Young, A. Fineberg, M. Polin, S. Mayor, P. Kukura, D.V. Köster (2020)
Myosin II filament dynamics in actin networks revealed with interferometric scattering microscopy.
Biophys. J., doi: 10.1083/jcb.201809089. | Link
> Palani, S., Köster, D.V., Hatano, T., Kamnev, A., Kanamaru, T., Brooker, H.R., Hernandez-Fernaud, J.R., Jones, A.M.E., Millar, J.B.A., Mulvihill, D.P., Balasubramanian, M.K. (2019)
Phosphoregulation of tropomyosin is crucial for actin cable turnover and division site placement.
JCB, doi: 10.1083/jcb.201809089. | Link
> Ditlev, J.A.*, Vega, A.R.*, Köster, D.V.*, Su, X., Tani, T., Lakoduk, A.M., Vale, R.D., Mayor, S., Jaqaman, K., Rosen, M.K. (2019)
A Composition-Dependent Molecular Clutch Between T Cell Signaling Clusters and Actin.
eLife, doi: 10.7554/eLife.42695. | Link
> Dewulf, M., Köster, D., Sinha, B., Lesegno, C.V., Chambon, V., Bigot, A., Tardif, N., Johannes, L., Nassoy, P., Butler-Browne, G., Lamaze, C., Blouin, C. (2019)
Dystrophy-associated caveolin-3 mutations reveal that caveolae couple IL6/STAT3 signaling with mechanosensing in human muscle cells.
Nature Communications, 10:1974, doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09405-5. | Link
> Torrino, S., Shen, W-W, Blouin, C.M., Mani, S.K., de Lesegno, C.V., Bost, P., Grassart, A., Köster, D., Valades‑Cruz, C.A., Chambon, V., Johannes, L., Pierobon, P., Soumelis, V., Coirault, C., Vassilopoulos, S., Lamaze C. (2018)
EHD2 is a mechanotransducer connecting caveolae dynamics with gene transcription
JCB , doi:10.1083/jcb.201801122| Link
> Köster, D.V., Husain, K., Iljazi, E., Bhat, A., Bieling, P., Mullins, R.D., Rao, M., Mayor, S. (2016)
Actomyosin dynamics drive local membrane component organization in an in vitro active composite layer
PNAS , 113, 12: 1-10. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1514030113. | Link
> Shrivastava, R., Köster, D., Kalme, S., Mayor, S., Neerathilingam, M. (2015)
Tailor-Made Ezrin Actin Binding Domain to Probe Its Interaction with Actin In-Vitro
PLoS One , 10, 4: 1-12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123428. | Link
> Campillo, C., Sens, P., Köster, D., Pontani, L.L., Lévy, D., Bassereau, P., Nassoy, P., Sykes, C. (2013)
Unexpected Membrane Dynamics Unveiled by Membrane Nanotube Extrusion
Biophys. J. 104 ,6: 1248-12560. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.01.051. | Link
> Sinha, B.*, Köster, D.*, Ruez, R., Gonnord, P., Bastiani, M., Abankwa, D., Stan, R.V., Butler-Browne, G., Vedie, B., Johannes, L., Morone, N., Parton, R.G., Raposo, G., Sens, P., Lamaze, C., Nassoy, P. (2011)
Cells respond to mechanical stress by rapid disassembly of caveolae.
Cell 144, 3: 402-13. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.12.031. | Link

 

* = equal contribution
** = joint corresponding authors

Preprints


> Bhat A., Das A., Iyer M., Beri S., Talluri S., Köster D., Rao M., Satyajit Mayor S. (2024)
Active flows drive clustering and sorting of membrane components with differential affinity to dynamic actin cytoskeleton.
bioRxiv, doi:10.1101/2024.06.05.597542. | Link| Sep 2025
> Hasenauer J., Meng X., Scarborough H., Stanley-Ahmed J.A., Köster D.V., Ratheesh A. (2024)
N-Cadherin mediated cell rearrangements shape embryonic macrophage cluster.
bioRxiv, doi:10.1101/2024.06.05.597542. | Link| Aug 2021
> Ghosh S., James J., Hassan Ummat B., Köster D.. (2024)
Membrane-tethered cadherin substrates reveal actin architecture at adherens junctions.
bioRxiv, doi: 10.1101/2024.09.09.611904. | Link| Aug 2021
> Al-Izzi S., Köster, D.V., Morris, R.G. (2021)
ATP Controls the Mode of Actomyosin Remodelling.
arxiv, arXiv:2108.00764. | Link| Aug 2021
> Palani, S. Balasubramanian, M.K., Köster, D.V. (2020)
Calponin-Homology Domain mediated bending of membrane associated actin filaments.
bioRxiv, doi: 10.1101/2020.07.10.197616. | Link| Jul 2020
> Mosby, L., Polin, M., Köster, D.V. (2020)
A Python based automated tracking routine for myosin II filaments.
ArXiv, doi: 10.1088/1361-6463/ab87bf. | Link| Sep 2019
> Mosby, L.*, Hundt, N.*, Young, G., Fineberg, A., Polin, M., Mayor, S., Kukura, P., Köster, D.V. (2019)
Visualization of myosin II filament dynamics in remodeling acto-myosin networks with interferometric scattering microscopy.
bioRxiv, doi: 10.1101/199778. | Link| Sep 2019
> Das, A.*, Bhat, A.*, Sknepnek, R., Köster, D., Mayor, S., Rao, M. (2019)
Assemblies of F-actin and myosin-II minifilaments : steric hinderance and stratification at the membrane cortex
bioRxiv, doi: 10.1101/656082. | Link| 31 May 2019
> Ditlev, J.A.*, Vega, A.R.*, Köster, D.V.*, Su, X., Tani, T., Lakoduk, A.M., Vale, R.D., Mayor, S., Jaqaman, K., Rosen, M.K. (2018)
A Composition-Dependent Molecular Clutch Between T Cell Signaling Clusters and Actin.
bioRxiv, doi: 10.1101/316414. | Link| 7 May 2018

 

* = equal contribution

Reviews


> Köster, D.V., Bhat, A., Talluri, S., Mayor, S. (2022)
Reconstitution of Membrane-tethered Minimal Actin Cortices on Supported Lipid Bilayers JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) | Link
> Malek, S., Köster, D.V. (2021)
The Role of Cell Adhesion and Cytoskeleton Dynamics in the Pathogenesis of the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology | Link
> Köster, D.V. (2020)
Pulling of Tethers from the Cell Plasma Membrane Using Optical Tweezers. In: Blouin C. (eds) Caveolae. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2169. ISBN 978-1-0716-0731-2 | Link
> Köster, D.V., Mayor, S. (2016)
Cortical actin and the plasma membrane: inextricably intertwined.
Curr. Opin. Cell Biology, 38: 81-89. | Link

 

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** = joint corresponding authors
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