Rudolf Merkel

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1 Architecture and material properties of diatom shells provide effective mechanical protection. Nature 2003 2.72
2 Nix directly binds to GABARAP: a possible crosstalk between apoptosis and autophagy. Autophagy 2009 1.90
3 Micropatterned silicone elastomer substrates for high resolution analysis of cellular force patterns. Rev Sci Instrum 2007 1.32
4 Glass transition and rheological redundancy in F-actin solutions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 1.21
5 Becoming stable and strong: the interplay between vinculin exchange dynamics and adhesion strength during adhesion site maturation. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton 2009 1.14
6 Cyclic stress at mHz frequencies aligns fibroblasts in direction of zero strain. PLoS One 2011 1.13
7 Direct observation of correlated interdomain motion in alcohol dehydrogenase. Phys Rev Lett 2008 1.05
8 Keratins as the main component for the mechanical integrity of keratinocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 1.03
9 Quantitative mapping of averaged focal adhesion dynamics in migrating cells by shape normalization. J Cell Sci 2012 1.00
10 Tau protein binding forms a 1 nm thick layer along protofilaments without affecting the radial elasticity of microtubules. J Struct Biol 2007 1.00
11 The constant beat: cardiomyocytes adapt their forces by equal contraction upon environmental stiffening. Biol Open 2013 1.00
12 The key feature for early migratory processes: Dependence of adhesion, actin bundles, force generation and transmission on filopodia. Cell Adh Migr 2010 0.92
13 Human platelet lysate gel provides a novel three dimensional-matrix for enhanced culture expansion of mesenchymal stromal cells. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2012 0.92
14 Mechanical properties of bare and protein-coated giant unilamellar phospholipid vesicles. A comparative study of micropipet aspiration and atomic force microscopy. Langmuir 2010 0.90
15 Novel fusogenic liposomes for fluorescent cell labeling and membrane modification. Bioconjug Chem 2010 0.89
16 The filopodium: a stable structure with highly regulated repetitive cycles of elongation and persistence depending on the actin cross-linker fascin. Cell Adh Migr 2011 0.87
17 CAS directly interacts with vinculin to control mechanosensing and focal adhesion dynamics. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013 0.86
18 Switching from ultraweak to strong adhesion. Adv Mater 2011 0.86
19 Diffusion and intermembrane distance: case study of avidin and E-cadherin mediated adhesion. Langmuir 2009 0.85
20 Probing biomembrane dynamics by dual-wavelength reflection interference contrast microscopy. Chemphyschem 2009 0.85
21 Tyrosine phosphorylation of vinculin at position 1065 modifies focal adhesion dynamics and cell tractions. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010 0.84
22 Cyclic stretch induces reorientation of cells in a Src family kinase- and p130Cas-dependent manner. Eur J Cell Biol 2011 0.83
23 Fluorescent lipids: functional parts of fusogenic liposomes and tools for cell membrane labeling and visualization. Molecules 2012 0.83
24 Presenilin 1 affects focal adhesion site formation and cell force generation via c-Src transcriptional and posttranslational regulation. J Biol Chem 2009 0.80
25 Substrate, focal adhesions, and actin filaments: a mechanical unit with a weak spot for mechanosensitive proteins. J Phys Condens Matter 2010 0.79
26 On pattern transfer in replica molding. Langmuir 2008 0.78
27 Defined 2-D microtissues on soft elastomeric silicone rubber using lift-off epoxy-membranes for biomechanical analyses. Soft Matter 2014 0.78
28 Mechanically enforced bond dissociation reports synergistic influence of Mn2+ and Mg2+ on the interaction between integrin α7β1 and invasin. J Mol Recognit 2011 0.78
29 Double-shell giant vesicles mimicking Gram-negative cell wall behavior during dehydration. Langmuir 2009 0.75
30 Biology and physics at interfaces: from single molecules to cells. IEE Proc Nanobiotechnol 2004 0.75
31 Fusogenic Liposomes as Nano Carriers for Delivery of Intracellular Proteins. Langmuir 2017 0.75