Loss of Hem1 disrupts macrophage function and impacts migration, phagocytosis, and integrin-mediated adhesion
S. Stahnke, H. Döring, C. Kusch, D.J.J. de Gorter, S. Dütting, A. Guledani, I. Pleines, M. Schnoor, M.K. Sixt, R. Geffers, M. Rohde, M. Müsken, F. Kage, A. Steffen, J. Faix, B. Nieswandt, K. Rottner, T.E.B. Stradal, Current Biology 31 (2021) 2051–2064.e8.

Dendritic cell actin dynamics control contact duration and priming efficiency at the immunological synapse
A.F. Leithner, L. Altenburger, R. Hauschild, F.P. Assen, K. Rottner, S. TEB, A. Diz-Muñoz, J. Stein, M.K. Sixt, Journal of Cell Biology 220 (2021).

Cul3 regulates cytoskeleton protein homeostasis and cell migration during a critical window of brain development
J. Morandell, L.A. Schwarz, B. Basilico, S. Tasciyan, G.A. Dimchev, A. Nicolas, C.M. Sommer, C. Kreuzinger, C. Dotter, L. Knaus, Z. Dobler, E. Cacci, F.K. Schur, J.G. Danzl, G. Novarino, Nature Communications 12 (2021).

Pathogenic Escherichia coli hijack the host immune response
K. Tomasek, Pathogenic Escherichia Coli Hijack the Host Immune Response, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2021.

Type 1 piliated uropathogenic Escherichia coli hijack the host immune response by binding to C
K. Tomasek, A.F. Leithner, I. Glatzová, M.S. Lukesch, C.C. Guet, M.K. Sixt, BioRxiv (n.d.).

Partial loss of actin nucleator actin-related protein 2/3 activity triggers blebbing in primary T lymphocytes
P. Obeidy, L.A. Ju, S.H. Oehlers, N.S. Zulkhernain, Q. Lee, J.L. Galeano Niño, R.Y.Q. Kwan, S. Tikoo, L.L. Cavanagh, P. Mrass, A.J.L. Cook, S.P. Jackson, M. Biro, B. Roediger, M.K. Sixt, W. Weninger, Immunology and Cell Biology 98 (2020) 93–113.

Modeling adhesion-independent cell migration
G. Jankowiak, D. Peurichard, A. Reversat, C. Schmeiser, M.K. Sixt, Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences 30 (2020) 513–537.

Microtubules control cellular shape and coherence in amoeboid migrating cells
A. Kopf, J. Renkawitz, R. Hauschild, I. Girkontaite, K. Tedford, J. Merrin, O. Thorn-Seshold, D. Trauner, H. Häcker, K.D. Fischer, E. Kiermaier, M.K. Sixt, The Journal of Cell Biology 219 (2020).

T cells: Bridge-and-channel commute to the white pulp
M.K. Sixt, T. Lämmermann, Immunity 52 (2020) 721–723.

Loss of Ena/VASP interferes with lamellipodium architecture, motility and integrin-dependent adhesion
J. Damiano-Guercio, L. Kurzawa, J. Müller, G.A. Dimchev, M. Schaks, M. Nemethova, T. Pokrant, S. Brühmann, J. Linkner, L. Blanchoin, M.K. Sixt, K. Rottner, J. Faix, ELife 9 (2020).

The cytoskeletal regulator HEM1 governs B cell development and prevents autoimmunity
E. Salzer, S. Zoghi, M.G. Kiss, F. Kage, C. Rashkova, S. Stahnke, M. Haimel, R. Platzer, M. Caldera, R.C. Ardy, B. Hoeger, J. Block, D. Medgyesi, C. Sin, S. Shahkarami, R. Kain, V. Ziaee, P. Hammerl, C. Bock, J. Menche, L. Dupré, J.B. Huppa, M.K. Sixt, A. Lomakin, K. Rottner, C.J. Binder, T.E.B. Stradal, N. Rezaei, K. Boztug, Science Immunology 5 (2020).

Vascular surveillance by haptotactic blood platelets in inflammation and infection
L. Nicolai, K. Schiefelbein, S. Lipsky, A. Leunig, M. Hoffknecht, K. Pekayvaz, B. Raude, C. Marx, A. Ehrlich, J. Pircher, Z. Zhang, I. Saleh, A.-K. Marel, A. Löf, T. Petzold, M. Lorenz, K. Stark, R. Pick, G. Rosenberger, L. Weckbach, B. Uhl, S. Xia, C.A. Reichel, B. Walzog, C. Schulz, V. Zheden, M. Bender, R. Li, S. Massberg, F.R. Gärtner, Nature Communications 11 (2020).

Phytohormone cytokinin guides microtubule dynamics during cell progression from proliferative to differentiated stage
J.C. Montesinos López, A. Abuzeineh, A. Kopf, A. Juanes Garcia, K. Ötvös, J. Petrásek, M.K. Sixt, E. Benková, The Embo Journal 39 (2020).

Cellular locomotion using environmental topography
A. Reversat, F.R. Gärtner, J. Merrin, J.A. Stopp, S. Tasciyan, J.L. Aguilera Servin, I. de Vries, R. Hauschild, M. Hons, M. Piel, A. Callan-Jones, R. Voituriez, M.K. Sixt, Nature 582 (2020) 582–585.

Zena Werb (1945-2020): Cell biology in context
M.K. Sixt, A. Huttenlocher, The Journal of Cell Biology 219 (2020).

Patrolling the vascular borders: Platelets in immunity to infection and cancer
F.R. Gärtner, S. Massberg, Nature Reviews Immunology 19 (2019) 747–760.

Mechanisms of 3D cell migration
K. Yamada, M.K. Sixt, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 20 (2019) 738–752.

Platelets in host defense: Experimental and clinical insights
L. Nicolai, F.R. Gärtner, S. Massberg, Trends in Immunology 40 (2019) 922–938.

Gut homeostasis: Active migration of intestinal epithelial cells in tissue renewal
A. Kopf, M.K. Sixt, Current Biology 29 (2019) 91–93.

Persistent and polarized global actin flow is essential for directionality during cell migration
L. Yolland, M. Burki, S. Marcotti, A. Luchici, F.N. Kenny, J.R. Davis, E. Serna-Morales, J. Müller, M.K. Sixt, A. Davidson, W. Wood, L.J. Schumacher, R.G. Endres, M. Miodownik, B.M. Stramer, Nature Cell Biology 21 (2019) 1370–1381.