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137 Publications
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15408 |

Integrin β1–mediated mast cell immune-surveillance of blood vessel content
K. Link, L. Muhandes, A. Polikarpova, T. Lämmermann, M.K. Sixt, R. Fässler, A. Roers, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 154 (2024) 745–753.
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K. Link, L. Muhandes, A. Polikarpova, T. Lämmermann, M.K. Sixt, R. Fässler, A. Roers, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 154 (2024) 745–753.
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14933 |

Ana1/CEP295 is an essential player in the centrosome maintenance program regulated by Polo kinase and the PCM
A. Pimenta-Marques, T. Perestrelo, P. Dos Reis Rodrigues, P. Duarte, A. Ferreira-Silva, M. Lince-Faria, M. Bettencourt-Dias, EMBO Reports 25 (2024) 102–127.
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A. Pimenta-Marques, T. Perestrelo, P. Dos Reis Rodrigues, P. Duarte, A. Ferreira-Silva, M. Lince-Faria, M. Bettencourt-Dias, EMBO Reports 25 (2024) 102–127.
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17191
Nuclear squeezing wakes up dendritic cells
S. Lembo, M.K. Sixt, Nature Immunology 25 (2024) 1131–1132.
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S. Lembo, M.K. Sixt, Nature Immunology 25 (2024) 1131–1132.
2023 | Published | Book Chapter | IST-REx-ID: 14848
Probing Single Chaperone Substrates
F. Wruck, M. Avellaneda Sarrió, M.M. Naqvi, E.J. Koers, K. Till, L. Gross, F. Moayed, A. Roland, L.W.H.J. Heling, A. Mashaghi, S.J. Tans, in:, S. Hiller, M. Liu, L. He (Eds.), Biophysics of Molecular Chaperones, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023, pp. 278–318.
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F. Wruck, M. Avellaneda Sarrió, M.M. Naqvi, E.J. Koers, K. Till, L. Gross, F. Moayed, A. Roland, L.W.H.J. Heling, A. Mashaghi, S.J. Tans, in:, S. Hiller, M. Liu, L. He (Eds.), Biophysics of Molecular Chaperones, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023, pp. 278–318.
2023 | Published | Book Chapter | IST-REx-ID: 13052
En-Face Imaging of T Cell-Dendritic Cell Immunological Synapses
A.F. Leithner, J. Merrin, M.K. Sixt, in:, C. Baldari, M. Dustin (Eds.), The Immune Synapse, Springer Nature, New York, NY, 2023, pp. 137–147.
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A.F. Leithner, J. Merrin, M.K. Sixt, in:, C. Baldari, M. Dustin (Eds.), The Immune Synapse, Springer Nature, New York, NY, 2023, pp. 137–147.
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14361 |

Synchronization in collectively moving inanimate and living active matter
M. Riedl, I.D. Mayer, J. Merrin, M.K. Sixt, B. Hof, Nature Communications 14 (2023).
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M. Riedl, I.D. Mayer, J. Merrin, M.K. Sixt, B. Hof, Nature Communications 14 (2023).
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14555 |

The excitable nature of polymerizing actin and the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction
M. Riedl, M.K. Sixt, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 11 (2023).
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M. Riedl, M.K. Sixt, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 11 (2023).
2023 | Published | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 14530 |

Synchronization in collectively moving active matter
Riedl, Michael, Synchronization in collectively moving active matter. 2023
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Riedl, Michael, Synchronization in collectively moving active matter. 2023
2023 | Published | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 14697 |

Neutrophils on the hunt : Migratory strategies employed by neutrophils to fulfill their effector function
J.A. Stopp, Neutrophils on the Hunt : Migratory Strategies Employed by Neutrophils to Fulfill Their Effector Function, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.
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J.A. Stopp, Neutrophils on the Hunt : Migratory Strategies Employed by Neutrophils to Fulfill Their Effector Function, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14274 |

CCR7 acts as both a sensor and a sink for CCL19 to coordinate collective leukocyte migration
J.H. Alanko, M.C. Ucar, N. Canigova, J.A. Stopp, J. Schwarz, J. Merrin, E.B. Hannezo, M.K. Sixt, Science Immunology 8 (2023).
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J.H. Alanko, M.C. Ucar, N. Canigova, J.A. Stopp, J. Schwarz, J. Merrin, E.B. Hannezo, M.K. Sixt, Science Immunology 8 (2023).
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14360 |

Sensing their plasma membrane curvature allows migrating cells to circumvent obstacles
E. Sitarska, S.D. Almeida, M.S. Beckwith, J.A. Stopp, J. Czuchnowski, M. Siggel, R. Roessner, A. Tschanz, C. Ejsing, Y. Schwab, J. Kosinski, M.K. Sixt, A. Kreshuk, A. Erzberger, A. Diz-Muñoz, Nature Communications 14 (2023).
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E. Sitarska, S.D. Almeida, M.S. Beckwith, J.A. Stopp, J. Czuchnowski, M. Siggel, R. Roessner, A. Tschanz, C. Ejsing, Y. Schwab, J. Kosinski, M.K. Sixt, A. Kreshuk, A. Erzberger, A. Diz-Muñoz, Nature Communications 14 (2023).
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17072 |

Protein chain collapse modulation and folding stimulation by GroEL-ES
M.M. Naqvi, M. Avellaneda Sarrió, A. Roth, E.J. Koers, A. Roland, V. Sunderlikova, G. Kramer, H.S. Rye, S.J. Tans, Science Advances 8 (2022).
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M.M. Naqvi, M. Avellaneda Sarrió, A. Roth, E.J. Koers, A. Roland, V. Sunderlikova, G. Kramer, H.S. Rye, S.J. Tans, Science Advances 8 (2022).
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12085 |

Weak catch bonds make strong networks
Y. Mulla, M. Avellaneda Sarrió, A. Roland, L. Baldauf, W. Jung, T. Kim, S.J. Tans, G.H. Koenderink, Nature Materials 21 (2022) 1019–1023.
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Y. Mulla, M. Avellaneda Sarrió, A. Roland, L. Baldauf, W. Jung, T. Kim, S.J. Tans, G.H. Koenderink, Nature Materials 21 (2022) 1019–1023.
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12133
Principles of disease defence in organisms, superorganisms and societies
S. Cremer, M.K. Sixt, Nature Reviews Immunology 22 (2022) 713–714.
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S. Cremer, M.K. Sixt, Nature Reviews Immunology 22 (2022) 713–714.
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 11843 |

Type 1 piliated uropathogenic Escherichia coli hijack the host immune response by binding to CD14
K. Tomasek, A.F. Leithner, I. Glatzová, M.S. Lukesch, C.C. Guet, M.K. Sixt, ELife 11 (2022).
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K. Tomasek, A.F. Leithner, I. Glatzová, M.S. Lukesch, C.C. Guet, M.K. Sixt, ELife 11 (2022).
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12119 |

Neutrophil “plucking” on megakaryocytes drives platelet production and boosts cardiovascular disease
Petzold T, Zhang Z, Ballesteros I, Saleh I, Polzin A, Thienel M, Liu L, Ul Ain Q, Ehreiser V, Weber C, Kilani B, Mertsch P, Götschke J, Cremer S, Fu W, Lorenz M, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Raatz E, El-Nemr S, Görlach A, Marhuenda E, Stark K, Pircher J, Stegner D, Gieger C, Schmidt-Supprian M, Gärtner FR, Almendros I, Kelm M, Schulz C, Hidalgo A, Massberg S. 2022. Neutrophil “plucking” on megakaryocytes drives platelet production and boosts cardiovascular disease. Immunity. 55(12), 2285–2299.e7.
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Petzold T, Zhang Z, Ballesteros I, Saleh I, Polzin A, Thienel M, Liu L, Ul Ain Q, Ehreiser V, Weber C, Kilani B, Mertsch P, Götschke J, Cremer S, Fu W, Lorenz M, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Raatz E, El-Nemr S, Görlach A, Marhuenda E, Stark K, Pircher J, Stegner D, Gieger C, Schmidt-Supprian M, Gärtner FR, Almendros I, Kelm M, Schulz C, Hidalgo A, Massberg S. 2022. Neutrophil “plucking” on megakaryocytes drives platelet production and boosts cardiovascular disease. Immunity. 55(12), 2285–2299.e7.
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 11588 |

Single platelet and megakaryocyte morpho-dynamics uncovered by multicolor reporter mouse strains in vitro and in vivo
L. Nicolai, R. Kaiser, R. Escaig, M.L. Hoffknecht, A. Anjum, A. Leunig, J. Pircher, A. Ehrlich, M. Lorenz, H. Ishikawa-Ankerhold, W.C. Aird, S. Massberg, F.R. Gärtner, Haematologica 107 (2022) 1669–1680.
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L. Nicolai, R. Kaiser, R. Escaig, M.L. Hoffknecht, A. Anjum, A. Leunig, J. Pircher, A. Ehrlich, M. Lorenz, H. Ishikawa-Ankerhold, W.C. Aird, S. Massberg, F.R. Gärtner, Haematologica 107 (2022) 1669–1680.
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9794 |

Multitier mechanics control stromal adaptations in swelling lymph nodes
F.P. Assen, J. Abe, M. Hons, R. Hauschild, S. Shamipour, W. Kaufmann, T. Costanzo, G. Krens, M. Brown, B. Ludewig, S. Hippenmeyer, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, W. Weninger, E.B. Hannezo, S.A. Luther, J.V. Stein, M.K. Sixt, Nature Immunology 23 (2022) 1246–1255.
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F.P. Assen, J. Abe, M. Hons, R. Hauschild, S. Shamipour, W. Kaufmann, T. Costanzo, G. Krens, M. Brown, B. Ludewig, S. Hippenmeyer, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, W. Weninger, E.B. Hannezo, S.A. Luther, J.V. Stein, M.K. Sixt, Nature Immunology 23 (2022) 1246–1255.
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10703 |

WASp triggers mechanosensitive actin patches to facilitate immune cell migration in dense tissues
F. Gaertner, P. Reis-Rodrigues, I. de Vries, M. Hons, J. Aguilera, M. Riedl, A.F. Leithner, S. Tasciyan, A. Kopf, J. Merrin, V. Zheden, W. Kaufmann, R. Hauschild, M.K. Sixt, Developmental Cell 57 (2022) 47–62.e9.
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F. Gaertner, P. Reis-Rodrigues, I. de Vries, M. Hons, J. Aguilera, M. Riedl, A.F. Leithner, S. Tasciyan, A. Kopf, J. Merrin, V. Zheden, W. Kaufmann, R. Hauschild, M.K. Sixt, Developmental Cell 57 (2022) 47–62.e9.
2022 | Published | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 12401 |

Role of microenvironment heterogeneity in cancer cell invasion
S. Tasciyan, Role of Microenvironment Heterogeneity in Cancer Cell Invasion, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022.
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S. Tasciyan, Role of Microenvironment Heterogeneity in Cancer Cell Invasion, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022.