Christoph Ballestrem

The Rac activator STEF (Tiam2) regulates cell migration by microtubule-mediated focal adhesion disassembly.

Kinectin-mediated endoplasmic reticulum dynamics supports focal adhesion growth in the cellular lamella.

Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching.

Multi-layer phase analysis: quantifying the elastic properties of soft tissues and live cells with ultra-high-frequency scanning acoustic microscopy.

Spectraplakins promote microtubule-mediated axonal growth by functioning as structural microtubule-associated proteins and EB1-dependent +TIPs (tip interacting proteins).

GAS2-like proteins mediate communication between microtubules and actin through interactions with end-binding proteins.

Mechanosensitive components of integrin adhesions: Role of vinculin.

Distinct focal adhesion protein modules control different aspects of mechanotransduction.

Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound promotes cell motility through vinculin-controlled Rac1 GTPase activity.

Mechanotransduction at the cell-matrix interface.

Vinculin is required to maintain glomerular barrier integrity.

GAS2-like 1 coordinates cell division through its association with end-binding proteins.