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126 Publications
2022 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12119 | 
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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2022 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12133
Cremer, Sylvia, and Michael K Sixt. “Principles of Disease Defence in Organisms, Superorganisms and Societies.” Nature Reviews Immunology. Springer Nature, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-022-00797-y.
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2022 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12272 |
Stopp, Julian A, and Michael K Sixt. “Plan Your Trip before You Leave: The Neutrophils’ Search-and-Run Journey.” Journal of Cell Biology. Rockefeller University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202206127.
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2022 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10703 |
Gaertner, Florian, Patricia Reis-Rodrigues, Ingrid de Vries, Miroslav Hons, Juan Aguilera, Michael Riedl, Alexander F Leithner, et al. “WASp Triggers Mechanosensitive Actin Patches to Facilitate Immune Cell Migration in Dense Tissues.” Developmental Cell. Cell Press ; Elsevier, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2021.11.024.
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2022 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 12401 |
Tasciyan, Saren. “Role of Microenvironment Heterogeneity in Cancer Cell Invasion.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12401.
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2021 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8988 |
Düllberg, Christian F, Albert Auer, Nikola Canigova, Katrin Loibl, and Martin Loose. “In Vitro Reconstitution Reveals Phosphoinositides as Cargo-Release Factors and Activators of the ARF6 GAP ADAP1.” PNAS. National Academy of Sciences, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2010054118.
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2021 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9259 |
Vaahtomeri, Kari, Christine Moussion, Robert Hauschild, and Michael K Sixt. “Shape and Function of Interstitial Chemokine CCL21 Gradients Are Independent of Heparan Sulfates Produced by Lymphatic Endothelium.” Frontiers in Immunology. Frontiers, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.630002.
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2021 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9294 |
Gärtner, Florian R, and Michael K Sixt. “Engaging the Front Wheels to Drive through Fibrous Terrain.” Developmental Cell. Elsevier, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2021.03.002.
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2021 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9822 |
Zisis, Themistoklis, Jan Schwarz, Miriam Balles, Maibritt Kretschmer, Maria Nemethova, Remy P Chait, Robert Hauschild, et al. “Sequential and Switchable Patterning for Studying Cellular Processes under Spatiotemporal Control.” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. American Chemical Society, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c09850.
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2021 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10834 |
Stahnke, Stephanie, Hermann Döring, Charly Kusch, David J.J. de Gorter, Sebastian Dütting, Aleks Guledani, Irina Pleines, et al. “Loss of Hem1 Disrupts Macrophage Function and Impacts Migration, Phagocytosis, and Integrin-Mediated Adhesion.” Current Biology. Elsevier, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.043.
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2021 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9094 |
Leithner, Alexander F, LM Altenburger, R Hauschild, Frank P Assen, K Rottner, Stradal TEB, A Diz-Muñoz, JV Stein, and Michael K Sixt. “Dendritic Cell Actin Dynamics Control Contact Duration and Priming Efficiency at the Immunological Synapse.” Journal of Cell Biology. Rockefeller University Press, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202006081.
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2021 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9429 |
Morandell, Jasmin, Lena A Schwarz, Bernadette Basilico, Saren Tasciyan, Georgi A Dimchev, Armel Nicolas, Christoph M Sommer, et al. “Cul3 Regulates Cytoskeleton Protein Homeostasis and Cell Migration during a Critical Window of Brain Development.” Nature Communications. Springer Nature, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23123-x.
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2021 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 10307 |
Tomasek, Kathrin. “Pathogenic Escherichia Coli Hijack the Host Immune Response.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2021. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:10307.
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2021 | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 10316 |
Tomasek, Kathrin, Alexander F Leithner, Ivana Glatzová, Michael S. Lukesch, Calin C Guet, and Michael K Sixt. “Type 1 Piliated Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli Hijack the Host Immune Response by Binding to CD14.” BioRxiv. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, n.d. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.18.464770.
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7234 |
Obeidy, Peyman, Lining A. Ju, Stefan H. Oehlers, Nursafwana S. Zulkhernain, Quintin Lee, Jorge L. Galeano Niño, Rain Y.Q. Kwan, et al. “Partial Loss of Actin Nucleator Actin-Related Protein 2/3 Activity Triggers Blebbing in Primary T Lymphocytes.” Immunology and Cell Biology. Wiley, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/imcb.12304.
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7623 |
Jankowiak, Gaspard, Diane Peurichard, Anne Reversat, Christian Schmeiser, and Michael K Sixt. “Modeling Adhesion-Independent Cell Migration.” Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences. World Scientific, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1142/S021820252050013X.
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7875 |
Kopf, Aglaja, Jörg Renkawitz, Robert Hauschild, Irute Girkontaite, Kerry Tedford, Jack Merrin, Oliver Thorn-Seshold, et al. “Microtubules Control Cellular Shape and Coherence in Amoeboid Migrating Cells.” The Journal of Cell Biology. Rockefeller University Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201907154.
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7876 |
Sixt, Michael K, and Tim Lämmermann. “T Cells: Bridge-and-Channel Commute to the White Pulp.” Immunity. Elsevier, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2020.04.020.
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7909 |
Damiano-Guercio, Julia, Laëtitia Kurzawa, Jan Müller, Georgi A Dimchev, Matthias Schaks, Maria Nemethova, Thomas Pokrant, et al. “Loss of Ena/VASP Interferes with Lamellipodium Architecture, Motility and Integrin-Dependent Adhesion.” ELife. eLife Sciences Publications, 2020. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.55351.
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8132
Salzer E, Zoghi S, Kiss MG, Kage F, Rashkova C, Stahnke S, Haimel M, Platzer R, Caldera M, Ardy RC, Hoeger B, Block J, Medgyesi D, Sin C, Shahkarami S, Kain R, Ziaee V, Hammerl P, Bock C, Menche J, Dupré L, Huppa JB, Sixt MK, Lomakin A, Rottner K, Binder CJ, Stradal TEB, Rezaei N, Boztug K. 2020. The cytoskeletal regulator HEM1 governs B cell development and prevents autoimmunity. Science Immunology. 5(49), eabc3979.
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8787 |
Nicolai L, Schiefelbein K, Lipsky S, Leunig A, Hoffknecht M, Pekayvaz K, Raude B, Marx C, Ehrlich A, Pircher J, Zhang Z, Saleh I, Marel A-K, Löf A, Petzold T, Lorenz M, Stark K, Pick R, Rosenberger G, Weckbach L, Uhl B, Xia S, Reichel CA, Walzog B, Schulz C, Zheden V, Bender M, Li R, Massberg S, Gärtner FR. 2020. Vascular surveillance by haptotactic blood platelets in inflammation and infection. Nature Communications. 11, 5778.
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8142 |
Montesinos López, Juan C, A Abuzeineh, Aglaja Kopf, Alba Juanes Garcia, Krisztina Ötvös, J Petrášek, Michael K Sixt, and Eva Benková. “Phytohormone Cytokinin Guides Microtubule Dynamics during Cell Progression from Proliferative to Differentiated Stage.” The Embo Journal. Embo Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.2019104238.
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7885
Reversat, Anne, Florian R Gärtner, Jack Merrin, Julian A Stopp, Saren Tasciyan, Juan L Aguilera Servin, Ingrid de Vries, et al. “Cellular Locomotion Using Environmental Topography.” Nature. Springer Nature, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2283-z.
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8190 |
Sixt, Michael K, and Anna Huttenlocher. “Zena Werb (1945-2020): Cell Biology in Context.” The Journal of Cell Biology. Rockefeller University Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202007029.
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6824
Gärtner, Florian R, and Steffen Massberg. “Patrolling the Vascular Borders: Platelets in Immunity to Infection and Cancer.” Nature Reviews Immunology. Springer Nature, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-019-0202-z.
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7009
Yamada, KM, and Michael K Sixt. “Mechanisms of 3D Cell Migration.” Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. Springer Nature, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-019-0172-9.
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6988
Nicolai, Leo, Florian R Gärtner, and Steffen Massberg. “Platelets in Host Defense: Experimental and Clinical Insights.” Trends in Immunology. Cell Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2019.08.004.
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6979
Kopf, Aglaja, and Michael K Sixt. “Gut Homeostasis: Active Migration of Intestinal Epithelial Cells in Tissue Renewal.” Current Biology. Cell Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.08.068.
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7105 |
Yolland, Lawrence, Mubarik Burki, Stefania Marcotti, Andrei Luchici, Fiona N. Kenny, John Robert Davis, Eduardo Serna-Morales, et al. “Persistent and Polarized Global Actin Flow Is Essential for Directionality during Cell Migration.” Nature Cell Biology. Springer Nature, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-019-0411-5.
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7420 |
Sahgal, Pranshu, Jonna H Alanko, Jaroslav Icha, Ilkka Paatero, Hellyeh Hamidi, Antti Arjonen, Mika Pietilä, Anne Rokka, and Johanna Ivaska. “GGA2 and RAB13 Promote Activity-Dependent Β1-Integrin Recycling.” Journal of Cell Science. The Company of Biologists, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.233387.
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7404 |
Stürner, Tomke, Anastasia Tatarnikova, Jan Müller, Barbara Schaffran, Hermann Cuntz, Yun Zhang, Maria Nemethova, Sven Bogdan, Vic Small, and Gaia Tavosanis. “Transient Localization of the Arp2/3 Complex Initiates Neuronal Dendrite Branching in Vivo.” Development. The Company of Biologists, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.171397.
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2019 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 6947 |
Assen, Frank P. “Lymph Node Mechanics: Deciphering the Interplay between Stroma Contractility, Morphology and Lymphocyte Trafficking.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2019. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:6947.
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2019 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 6891 |
Kopf, Aglaja. “The Implication of Cytoskeletal Dynamics on Leukocyte Migration.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2019. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:6891.
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6328 |
Renkawitz, Jörg, Aglaja Kopf, Julian A Stopp, Ingrid de Vries, Meghan K. Driscoll, Jack Merrin, Robert Hauschild, et al. “Nuclear Positioning Facilitates Amoeboid Migration along the Path of Least Resistance.” Nature. Springer Nature, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1087-5.
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6877
Kopf, Aglaja, and Michael K Sixt. “The Neural Crest Pitches in to Remove Apoptotic Debris.” Cell. Elsevier, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.08.047.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6354 |
Fan, Shuxia, Michael Lorenz, Steffen Massberg, and Florian R Gärtner. “Platelet Migration and Bacterial Trapping Assay under Flow.” Bio-Protocol. Bio-Protocol, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21769/bioprotoc.3018.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 318 |
Casano, Alessandra M, and Michael K Sixt. “A Fat Lot of Good for Wound Healing.” Developmental Cell. Cell Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2018.02.009.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 308 |
Ratheesh, Aparna, Julia Bicher, Michael Smutny, Jana Veselá, Ekaterina Papusheva, Gabriel Krens, Walter Kaufmann, Attila György, Alessandra M Casano, and Daria E Siekhaus. “Drosophila TNF Modulates Tissue Tension in the Embryo to Facilitate Macrophage Invasive Migration.” Developmental Cell. Elsevier, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2018.04.002.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 437 |
Leithner, Alexander F, Jörg Renkawitz, Ingrid de Vries, Robert Hauschild, Hans Haecker, and Michael K Sixt. “Fast and Efficient Genetic Engineering of Hematopoietic Precursor Cells for the Study of Dendritic Cell Migration.” European Journal of Immunology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.201747358.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 5672 |
Reversat, Anne, and Michael K Sixt. “IgM’s Exit Route.” Journal of Experimental Medicine. Rockefeller University Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20181934.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 275 |
Brown, Markus, Louise Johnson, Dario Leone, Peter Májek, Kari Vaahtomeri, Daniel Senfter, Nora Bukosza, et al. “Lymphatic Exosomes Promote Dendritic Cell Migration along Guidance Cues.” Journal of Cell Biology. Rockefeller University Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201612051.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 5858 |
Hross, Sabrina, Fabian J. Theis, Michael K Sixt, and Jan Hasenauer. “Mechanistic Description of Spatial Processes Using Integrative Modelling of Noise-Corrupted Imaging Data.” Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Royal Society Publishing, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0600.
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2018 | Book Chapter | IST-REx-ID: 153
Renkawitz, Jörg, Anne Reversat, Alexander F Leithner, Jack Merrin, and Michael K Sixt. “Micro-Engineered ‘Pillar Forests’ to Study Cell Migration in Complex but Controlled 3D Environments.” In Methods in Cell Biology, 147:79–91. Academic Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.mcb.2018.07.004.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 276 |
Frick, Corina, Philip Dettinger, Jörg Renkawitz, Annaïse Jauch, Christoph Berger, Mike Recher, Timm Schroeder, and Matthias Mehling. “Nano-Scale Microfluidics to Study 3D Chemotaxis at the Single Cell Level.” PLoS One. Public Library of Science, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198330.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 5861 |
Alanko, Jonna H, and Michael K Sixt. “The Cell Sets the Tone.” ELife. eLife Sciences Publications, 2018. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.37888.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 5984 |
Morri, Maurizio, Inmaculada Sanchez-Romero, Alexandra-Madelaine Tichy, Stephanie Kainrath, Elliot J. Gerrard, Priscila Hirschfeld, Jan Schwarz, and Harald L Janovjak. “Optical Functionalization of Human Class A Orphan G-Protein-Coupled Receptors.” Nature Communications. Springer Nature, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04342-1.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 5992 |
Dolati, Setareh, Frieda Kage, Jan Mueller, Mathias Müsken, Marieluise Kirchner, Gunnar Dittmar, Michael K Sixt, Klemens Rottner, and Martin Falcke. “On the Relation between Filament Density, Force Generation, and Protrusion Rate in Mesenchymal Cell Motility.” Molecular Biology of the Cell. American Society for Cell Biology , 2018. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e18-02-0082.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6497 |
Moalli, Federica, Xenia Ficht, Philipp Germann, Mykhailo Vladymyrov, Bettina Stolp, Ingrid de Vries, Ruth Lyck, et al. “The Rho Regulator Myosin IXb Enables Nonlymphoid Tissue Seeding of Protective CD8+T Cells.” The Journal of Experimental Medicine. Rockefeller University Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20170896.
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 402 |
Brown, Markus, Frank P Assen, Alexander F Leithner, Jun Abe, Helga Schachner, Gabriele Asfour, Zsuzsanna Bagó Horváth, et al. “Lymph Node Blood Vessels Provide Exit Routes for Metastatic Tumor Cell Dissemination in Mice.” Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal3662.
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2018 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 323 |
Leithner, Alexander F. “Branched Actin Networks in Dendritic Cell Biology.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2018. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:th_998.
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