Theoretical Analysis of Experimental Observations
“As simple as possible but not simpler” Albert Einstein
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Different morphological pathways for the membrane engulfment
of condensate droplets, Sections 9 and 10 of
(2025)
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For large interfacial tension, condensate droplets
can be completely engulfed by vesicle membranes, Sections 5 and 8 of
(2025)
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For small interfacial tension close to a critical demixing point,
membranes at condensate droplets form nanotubes, Sections 6 and 8 of
(2025)
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Vesicle membranes are completely wetted by condensate droplets
close to a critical demixing point, Section 11.5 of
(2025)
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Associative liquid-liquid phase separation exhibits two critical demixing
points at constant temperature, Figs 1 and 2 of
(2025)
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Membrane nanotubes and nanosheets
(2024)
reflect the competition between interfacial and curvature-elastic tension, Section 13 of
(2025)
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Fast switching of vesicle-droplet systems from partial to complete engulfment
via photosensitive lipids.
(2024)
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Membrane morphology of endoplasmic reticulum provides strong evidence for underlying membrane tension
(2023)
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Fingering of tensionless membrane segments in contact with condensate droplets, experiment
(2023) and theory
(2023).
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Increased binding affinity and reduced brightness of small His-tagged fluorophores bound to anchor lipids
(2022).
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Membrane necks are crucial for budding and division of both nanovesicles and giant vesicles
(2022).
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Membrane tension within nanotubes measured via tube diameter
(2021).
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Active shape oscillations of giant vesicles generated by Min proteins and ATP
(2021) .
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Time-dependent fluorescence signals reveal position-dependent kinetics
of protein synthesis (2018) .
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Light-induced budding of giant vesicles, experiment and theory
(2018).
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Response of membranes and vesicles to capillary forces arising from
liquid droplets, in-depth analysis
(2018).
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Multiple in-buds are formed by the sequential adsorption of only two ESCRT proteins,
(2018) .
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Bilayer asymmetry of membranes determined via spontaneous tubulation of vesicles,
theory and experiment (2016).
- The formation of autophagosomes is based on fission (or scission) processes
(2015) .
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Size dependence of clathrin-mediated endocytosis arises from preferred curvature of protein coat
(2015) .
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Filament transport by fast and slow motors is governed by their different detachment forces
(2013) .
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Spontaneous tubulation of membranes reveals spontaneous tension
(2013) .
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Intermittent depolymerization of actin is caused by photo-induced dimerization,
theory and experiment
(2012).
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Unusual nucleation pathways reflect morphological wetting transitions,
theory and experiment
(2012).
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Phosphate release from actin filaments represents a random process, theory and experiment
(2011).
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Molecular motors such as kinesin
(2007) and myosin V
(2011)
exhibit several competing motor cycles.
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Morphological wetting transitions at surface grooves
(2005)
are governed by pinned contact lines.
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Shape transformations of vesicles can be induced by temperature changes,
theory and experiment
(1990).
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Surface melting leads to a multi-component order parameter, heory and experiment
(1989).
