List of works - Timo Betz

ATP-dependent mechanics of red blood cells

scientific article

Actin modulates shape and mechanics of tubular membranes

scientific article published on 22 April 2020

Actin polymerization or myosin contraction: two ways to build up cortical tension for symmetry breaking

scientific article published on 23 September 2013

Active cell mechanics: Measurement and theory

scientific article published on 27 May 2015

Active diffusion in oocytes nonspecifically centers large objects during prophase I and meiosis I

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Active diffusion positions the nucleus in mouse oocytes

scientific article

Cancer-associated fibroblasts lead tumor invasion through integrin-β3-dependent fibronectin assembly

scientific article published on 20 September 2017

Cell-sized liposome doublets reveal active tension build-up driven by acto-myosin dynamics

scientific article published on 5 July 2016

Combined phase-sensitive acoustic microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy

scientific article published on 5 June 2006

Cortical cell stiffness is independent of substrate mechanics

scientific article published on 25 May 2020

Direct measurement of the cortical tension during the growth of membrane blebs.

scientific article

Dynamic cross-links tune the solid-fluid behavior of living cells

scientific article published on 18 May 2015

E-cadherin focuses protrusion formation at the front of migrating cells by impeding actin flow

scientific article published on 26 October 2020

ESCRT-III assembly and cytokinetic abscission are induced by tension release in the intercellular bridge

scientific article published in March 2013

Excitation beyond the monochromatic laser limit: simultaneous 3-D confocal and multiphoton microscopy with a tapered fiber as white-light laser source

scientific article published in September 2005

External forces control mitotic spindle positioning

scientific article published on 12 June 2011

Fascin plays a role in stress fiber organization and focal adhesion disassembly.

scientific article

Fluctuations of a membrane nanotube revealed by high-resolution force measurements

scientific article

Growth cones as soft and weak force generators

scientific article

Inter-Cellular Forces Orchestrate Contact Inhibition of Locomotion

scientific article (publication date: 9 April 2015)

Mechanical detection of a long-range actin network emanating from a biomimetic cortex.

scientific article

Membrane-wrapping contributions to malaria parasite invasion of the human erythrocyte

scientific article

Nesprin-2 accumulates at the front of the nucleus during confined cell migration

scientific article published on 17 May 2020

Neuronal growth: a bistable stochastic process

scientific article published on 10 March 2006

Nonswelling and Hydrolytically Stable Hydrogels Uncover Cellular Mechanosensing in 3D

scientific article published on 20 February 2022

Normal stroma suppresses cancer cell proliferation via mechanosensitive regulation of JMJD1a-mediated transcription

scientific article published on 04 August 2016

Optical neuronal guidance

scientific article

Pressure Drives Rapid Burst-Like Coordinated Cellular Motion from 3D Cancer Aggregates

scientific article published on 07 January 2022

Quantification of collagen contraction in three-dimensional cell culture.

scientific article

SHARPIN regulates collagen architecture and ductal outgrowth in the developing mouse mammary gland.

scientific article published on 14 December 2016

Simultaneous manipulation and detection of living cell membrane dynamics

scientific article

Stochastic actin polymerization and steady retrograde flow determine growth cone advancement

scientific article

Tensile Forces Originating from Cancer Spheroids Facilitate Tumor Invasion

scientific article (publication date: 2016)

The force loading rate drives cell mechanosensing through both reinforcement and cytoskeletal softening

scientific article published on 09 July 2021

Time resolved membrane fluctuation spectroscopy

Time-resolved neurite mechanics by thermal fluctuation assessments.

scientific article published on 30 December 2015

Using migrating cells as probes to illuminate features in live embryonic tissues

scientific article published on 04 December 2020

Variance sum rule for entropy production

scientific article published on 29 February 2024

List of works by Timo Betz

ATP-dependent mechanics of red blood cells

Actin modulates shape and mechanics of tubular membranes

Actin polymerization or myosin contraction: two ways to build up cortical tension for symmetry breaking

Active cell mechanics: Measurement and theory

Active diffusion in oocytes nonspecifically centers large objects during prophase I and meiosis I

Active diffusion positions the nucleus in mouse oocytes

Cancer-associated fibroblasts lead tumor invasion through integrin-β3-dependent fibronectin assembly

Cell-sized liposome doublets reveal active tension build-up driven by acto-myosin dynamics

Combined phase-sensitive acoustic microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy

Cortical cell stiffness is independent of substrate mechanics

Direct measurement of the cortical tension during the growth of membrane blebs.

Dynamic cross-links tune the solid-fluid behavior of living cells

E-cadherin focuses protrusion formation at the front of migrating cells by impeding actin flow

ESCRT-III assembly and cytokinetic abscission are induced by tension release in the intercellular bridge

Excitation beyond the monochromatic laser limit: simultaneous 3-D confocal and multiphoton microscopy with a tapered fiber as white-light laser source

External forces control mitotic spindle positioning

Fascin plays a role in stress fiber organization and focal adhesion disassembly.

Fluctuations of a membrane nanotube revealed by high-resolution force measurements

Growth cones as soft and weak force generators

Inter-Cellular Forces Orchestrate Contact Inhibition of Locomotion

Mechanical detection of a long-range actin network emanating from a biomimetic cortex.

Membrane-wrapping contributions to malaria parasite invasion of the human erythrocyte

Nesprin-2 accumulates at the front of the nucleus during confined cell migration

Neuronal growth: a bistable stochastic process

Nonswelling and Hydrolytically Stable Hydrogels Uncover Cellular Mechanosensing in 3D

Normal stroma suppresses cancer cell proliferation via mechanosensitive regulation of JMJD1a-mediated transcription

Optical neuronal guidance

Pressure Drives Rapid Burst-Like Coordinated Cellular Motion from 3D Cancer Aggregates

Quantification of collagen contraction in three-dimensional cell culture.

SHARPIN regulates collagen architecture and ductal outgrowth in the developing mouse mammary gland.

Simultaneous manipulation and detection of living cell membrane dynamics

Stochastic actin polymerization and steady retrograde flow determine growth cone advancement

Tensile Forces Originating from Cancer Spheroids Facilitate Tumor Invasion

The force loading rate drives cell mechanosensing through both reinforcement and cytoskeletal softening

Time resolved membrane fluctuation spectroscopy

Time-resolved neurite mechanics by thermal fluctuation assessments.

Using migrating cells as probes to illuminate features in live embryonic tissues

Variance sum rule for entropy production

α-Hemolysin membrane pore density measured on liposomes