List of works - Cécile Sykes

A Physical Model of Cellular Symmetry Breaking

article

A narrow window of cortical tension guides asymmetric spindle positioning in the mouse oocyte.

scientific article

A soft cortex is essential for asymmetric spindle positioning in mouse oocytes

scientific article published on 14 July 2013

ARF1-mediated actin polymerization produces movement of artificial vesicles

scientific article

ATP-dependent mechanics of red blood cells

scientific article

ActA and human zyxin harbour Arp2/3-independent actin-polymerization activity

Actin dynamics drive membrane reorganization and scission in clathrin-independent endocytosis

scientific article published in February 2010

Actin dynamics, architecture, and mechanics in cell motility

scientific article published on January 2014

Actin filaments align into hollow comets for rapid VASP-mediated propulsion

scientific article published in October 2004

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

Actin shells control buckling and wrinkling of biomembranes

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Actin-filament cross-linking protein T-plastin increases Arp2/3-mediated actin-based movement

scientific article (publication date: 15 March 2005)

Adaptive Response of Actin Bundles under Mechanical Stress

scientific article

Average Spreading Parameter on Heterogeneous Surfaces

Capping protein is dispensable for polarized actin network growth and actin-based motility

scientific article published on 31 August 2020

Cell biology: Actin filaments up against a wall

scientific article published in Nature

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

scientific article published on 5 July 2016

Cell-sized liposomes reveal how actomyosin cortical tension drives shape change

scientific article published on 24 September 2013

Cell-sized liposomes that mimic cell motility and the cell cortex

scientific article published on 08 April 2015

Cellular mechanics and motility

Cortical actomyosin breakage triggers shape oscillations in cells and cell fragments

scientific article

Cracking up: symmetry breaking in cellular systems

scientific article

Deformation of phospholipid vesicles in an optical stretcher

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

Deformations in actin comets from rocketing beads

scientific article

Dynamic modes of the cortical actomyosin gel during cell locomotion and division.

scientific article

Dynamics of Fast Dewetting on Model Solid Substrates

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Endophilin-A2 functions in membrane scission in clathrin-independent endocytosis.

scientific article

Equilibrium physics breakdown reveals the active nature of red blood cell flickering

article by Hervé Turlier et al published 18 January 2016 in Nature Physics

External forces control mitotic spindle positioning

scientific article published on 12 June 2011

F-actin mechanics control spindle centring in the mouse zygote

scientific article

Finger-like membrane protrusions are favored by heterogeneities in the actin network

scientific article published on 21 May 2020

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

scientific article

Force Production by Actin Assembly: Simplified Experimental Systems for a Thorough Modeling

Forces generated during actin-based propulsion: a direct measurement by micromanipulation

scientific article

How actin network dynamics control the onset of actin-based motility

scientific article

How cellular membrane properties are affected by the actin cytoskeleton

scientific article

Interplay between membrane tension and the actin cytoskeleton determines shape changes

scientific article published on 30 July 2018

Liposome Adhesion Generates Contractile Traction Stresses

Liposome adhesion generates traction stress

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

scientific article

Mechanics of membrane–cytoskeleton attachment inParamecium

Mechanism of actin-based motility: a dynamic state diagram.

scientific article

Nanotether Extrusion to probe Membrane-Cytoskeleton Interaction in Model Systems

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

scientific article published on 17 May 2020

On the ‘listeria’ propulsion mechanism

Physical model of cellular symmetry breaking

scientific article published on July 2009

Probing friction in actin-based motility

Propelling soft objects

Reconstitution of an actin cortex inside a liposome

scientific article published on January 2009

Relaxing the actin cytoskeleton for adhesion and movement with Ena/VASP.

scientific article published on 31 March 2008

Ring-opening metathesis polymerization on well defined silica nanoparticles leading to hybrid core–shell particles

Shape Changes Induced by Actin Dynamics and Contraction

Shape-Tunable Polymer Nodules Grown from Liposomes via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

Soft Listeria: actin-based propulsion of liquid drops

scientific article published on 2 June 2004

Spreading dynamics of biomimetic actin cortices

scientific article

Stress release drives symmetry breaking for actin-based movement

scientific article

Symmetry Breaking for Actin-Based Motility : From Molecular to Macroscopic

The 2018 biomembrane curvature and remodeling roadmap

scientific article published on 20 July 2018

The Physics Of Listeria Propulsion

The actin slingshot

scientific article

The dynamics of actin-based motility depend on surface parameters

scientific article published in Nature

The effect of diffusion, depolymerization and nucleation promoting factors on actin gel growth

scientific article published on 9 December 2003

Time resolved membrane fluctuation spectroscopy

Unexpected membrane dynamics unveiled by membrane nanotube extrusion

scientific article published on 19 March 2013

VASP governs actin dynamics by modulating filament anchoring

scientific article

Villin severing activity enhances actin-based motility in vivo

scientific article

List of works by Cécile Sykes

A Physical Model of Cellular Symmetry Breaking

A narrow window of cortical tension guides asymmetric spindle positioning in the mouse oocyte.

A soft cortex is essential for asymmetric spindle positioning in mouse oocytes

ARF1-mediated actin polymerization produces movement of artificial vesicles

ATP-dependent mechanics of red blood cells

ActA and human zyxin harbour Arp2/3-independent actin-polymerization activity

Actin dynamics drive membrane reorganization and scission in clathrin-independent endocytosis

Actin dynamics, architecture, and mechanics in cell motility

Actin filaments align into hollow comets for rapid VASP-mediated propulsion

Actin modulates shape and mechanics of tubular membranes

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

Actin shells control buckling and wrinkling of biomembranes

Actin-filament cross-linking protein T-plastin increases Arp2/3-mediated actin-based movement

Adaptive Response of Actin Bundles under Mechanical Stress

Average Spreading Parameter on Heterogeneous Surfaces

Capping protein is dispensable for polarized actin network growth and actin-based motility

Cell biology: Actin filaments up against a wall

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

Cell-sized liposomes reveal how actomyosin cortical tension drives shape change

Cell-sized liposomes that mimic cell motility and the cell cortex

Cellular mechanics and motility

Cortical actomyosin breakage triggers shape oscillations in cells and cell fragments

Cracking up: symmetry breaking in cellular systems

Deformation of phospholipid vesicles in an optical stretcher

Deformations in actin comets from rocketing beads

Dynamic modes of the cortical actomyosin gel during cell locomotion and division.

Dynamics of Fast Dewetting on Model Solid Substrates

Endophilin-A2 functions in membrane scission in clathrin-independent endocytosis.

Equilibrium physics breakdown reveals the active nature of red blood cell flickering

External forces control mitotic spindle positioning

F-actin mechanics control spindle centring in the mouse zygote

Finger-like membrane protrusions are favored by heterogeneities in the actin network

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

Force Production by Actin Assembly: Simplified Experimental Systems for a Thorough Modeling

Forces generated during actin-based propulsion: a direct measurement by micromanipulation

How actin network dynamics control the onset of actin-based motility

How cellular membrane properties are affected by the actin cytoskeleton

Interplay between membrane tension and the actin cytoskeleton determines shape changes

Liposome Adhesion Generates Contractile Traction Stresses

Liposome adhesion generates traction stress

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

Mechanics of membrane–cytoskeleton attachment inParamecium

Mechanism of actin-based motility: a dynamic state diagram.

Nanotether Extrusion to probe Membrane-Cytoskeleton Interaction in Model Systems

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

On the ‘listeria’ propulsion mechanism

Physical model of cellular symmetry breaking

Probing friction in actin-based motility

Propelling soft objects

Reconstitution of an actin cortex inside a liposome

Relaxing the actin cytoskeleton for adhesion and movement with Ena/VASP.

Ring-opening metathesis polymerization on well defined silica nanoparticles leading to hybrid core–shell particles

Shape Changes Induced by Actin Dynamics and Contraction

Shape-Tunable Polymer Nodules Grown from Liposomes via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

Soft Listeria: actin-based propulsion of liquid drops

Spreading dynamics of biomimetic actin cortices

Stress release drives symmetry breaking for actin-based movement

Symmetry Breaking for Actin-Based Motility : From Molecular to Macroscopic

The 2018 biomembrane curvature and remodeling roadmap

The Physics Of Listeria Propulsion

The actin slingshot

The dynamics of actin-based motility depend on surface parameters

The effect of diffusion, depolymerization and nucleation promoting factors on actin gel growth

Time resolved membrane fluctuation spectroscopy

Unexpected membrane dynamics unveiled by membrane nanotube extrusion

VASP governs actin dynamics by modulating filament anchoring

Villin severing activity enhances actin-based motility in vivo

α-Hemolysin membrane pore density measured on liposomes