Nicolas Biais

Cytotoxic T Cells Use Mechanical Force to Potentiate Target Cell Killing

Roshni Basu, Benjamin M. Whitlock, Julien Husson et al. · Cell · 2016 · 460 citations · Full text

Mechanobiology, Cell Therapy, Cell Signaling +8

Retraction of DNA-bound type IV competence pili initiates DNA uptake during natural transformation in Vibrio cholerae

Courtney K. Ellison, Triana N. Dalia, Alfredo Vidal Ceballos et al. · Nature Microbiology · 2018 · 299 citations · Full text

Natural Transformation, Dna Uptake, Virulence Factor +9

Obstruction of pilus retraction stimulates bacterial surface sensing

Courtney K. Ellison, Jingbo Kan, Rebecca S. Dillard et al. · Science · 2017 · 296 citations · Full text

Nonmuscle Myosin IIA-Dependent Force Inhibits Cell Spreading and Drives F-Actin Flow

Yunfei Cai, Nicolas Biais, Grégory Giannone et al. · Biophysical Journal · 2006 · 294 citations · Full text

Mechanobiology, Molecular Physiology, Engineering +12

Integrin-dependent force transmission to the extracellular matrix by α-actinin triggers adhesion maturation

Pere Roca‐Cusachs, Armando E. del Río Hernández, Eileen Puklin-Faucher et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2013 · 276 citations · Full text