Remodeling of Biomembranes: Movies

  • A. Mangiarotti et al, Nature Commun. 14, 2809 (2023):
    Tensionless membrane segment (magenta) in contact with condensate droplet (cyan).
    Relaxation of vesicle-droplet system towards tensionless membrane segment (magenta).

  • R. Ghosh et al, Nature Commun. 14, 615 (2023):
    Formation of tight-lipped membrane neck without fission for small stress asymmetry.
    Endocytocis via fission of axisymmetric membrane neck for somewhat larger stress asymmetry.

  • A. Sreekumari et al, Soft Matter 18, 6066-6078 (2022):
    Structural instability and self-healing of planar bilayer.
     Structural instability and self-healing of nanovesicle.

  • Z. Zhao et al, Adv. Materials 34, 2106633} (2022):
    Lateral mobility of membrane nanotubes adhering to the PEG-dextran interface.

  • R. Ghosh et al, ACS Nano 5, 7237-7248 (2021):
    Dumbbell vesicle with recurrent closure and reopening of membrane neck.
     Dumbbell vesicle with neck closure and reopening leading to neck fission.

  • S. Christ et al, Soft Matter 17, 319-330 (2021):
    Active shape oscillations of giant unilamellar vesicle driven by Min proteins.

  • J. Steinkühler et al, Nature Communications 11, 905 (2020):
    Curvature-induced division of giant unilamellar vesicle controlled by nanomolar GFP concentration.

  • T. Bhatia et al, Soft Matter 16, 1246-1258 (2020):
    Multispherical vesicle consisting of 14 equally sized spheres.
    Multispherical vesicle consisting of 15 equally sized spheres.
    Transformation of linear into branched chain consisting of 4 small spheres.

  • R. Ghosh et al, Nano Letters 19, 7703-7711 (2019):
    Shape transformation of spherical nanovesicle into stomatocyte shape
    Shape transformation of spherical nanovesicle into dumbbell with closed neck.

  • V. Satarifard et al, ACS Nano 12, 12424-12435 (2018):
    Engulfment of nanodroplet generating a tight-lipped membrane neck.
    Shape and energy fluctuations above and below the tension threshold.

  • T. Bhatia et al, ACS Nano 12, 4478-4485 (2018):
    Membrane nanotubes within a giant unilamellar vesicle (GUV, red).
    Complete aspiration of a tubulated GUV (red) into a micropipette.
    Tubulated GUV withstands several cycles of micropipette aspiration and release.