Physics of Living Systems

Physics of Living Systems

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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    Catalytic growth in a shared enzyme pool ensures robust control of centrosome size

    Deb Sankar Banerjee, Shiladitya Banerjee
    A catalytic growth model in a shared enzyme pool explains robust centrosome size equality and size scaling, offering a unifying model for centrosome maturation dynamics across diverse organisms.
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Stability vs flexibility: reshaping archaeal membranes in silico

    Miguel Amaral, Felix Frey ... Anđela Šarić
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    De novo identification of universal cell mechanics gene signatures

    Marta Urbanska, Yan Ge ... Jochen Guck
    A computational systems biology approach identifies a gene network module associated with single-cell mechanical phenotype changes across diverse mouse and human systems, with implications for on-demand engineering of cell stiffness.
    1. Physics of Living Systems
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Magnetotactic Bacteria Optimally Navigate Natural Pore Networks

    Alexander P Petroff, Vladislav Kelin, Nina Radchenko-Hannafin
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    Bridging the Gap in Cancer Cell Behavior Against Matrix Stiffening: Insights from a Trizonal Model

    Mohammad E Torki, Fan Liu ... Zi Chen
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Decoding phase separation of prion-like domains through data-driven scaling laws

    M Julia Maristany, Anne Aguirre Gonzalez ... Jerelle A Joseph
    Phase diagrams for 140 variants of prion-like low-complexity domains are computed to establish scaling laws that quantify the impact of amino acid mutations on the thermodynamic stability of condensates.
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Impacts of Structural Properties of Myosin II Filaments on Force Generation

    Shihang Ding, Pei-En Chou ... Taeyoon Kim
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Convincing
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Emergence of alternative stable states in microbial communities undergoing horizontal gene transfer

    Juken Hong, Wenzhi Xue, Teng Wang
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Cell-cycle and Age-Related Modulations of Mouse Chromosome Stiffness

    Ning Liu, Wenan Qiang ... Huanyu Qiao
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Incomplete

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