Publications
2025
A floor-field model of tau-taxol competition explains tau envelope dynamics on taxol-stabilized microtubules
C. Chevalier, V. Siahaan, R. Grover, S. Diez, L. Santen
bioRxiv 2024.11.19.624338 Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Tau accelerates tubulin exchange in the microtubule lattice
S. Biswas, R. Grover, C. Reuther, C. Poojari, M. R. Shaebani, M. Grünewald, A. Zablotsky, J. S. Hub, S. Diez, K. John, L. Schaedel
bioRxiv 2024.10.05.616777 Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Intellectual disability-causing mutations in KIF11 impair microtubule dynamics and dendritic arborization
J. L. Wingfield, L. Niese, R. Grover, S. Diez, S. V. Puthanveettil
bioRxiv 2024.10.02.615913 Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Twist-torsion coupling in beating axonemes
M. Striegler, B. M. Friedrich, S. Diez, V. F. Geyer
Nature Physics (in press).
bioRxiv 2024.03.18.585533v2 (2024). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Tubulin tyrosination/detyrosination regulates the sorting of intraflagellar transport trains on axonemal microtubule doublets
A. Chhatre, L. Stepanek, A. P. Nievergelt, G. Alvarez Viar, S. Diez, G. Pigino
Nature Communication (in press).
bioRxiv 2024.05.03.592312v1(2024). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
2024
Gliding motility of the diatom Craspedostauros australis correlates with the intracellular movement of raphid-specific myosins
M. G. Davutoglu, V. F. Geyer, Lukas Niese, J. R. Soltwedel, M. L. Zoccoler, R. Haase, N. Kröger, S. Diez, N. Poulsen
Communications Biology 7, 1187 (2024). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Ase1 selectively increases the lifetime of antiparallel microtubule overlaps
J. Krattenmacher, M. Lera-Ramirez, A. Beber, S. Herynek, X. Liu, P. Neuzil, F. Nedelec, S. Diez, M. Braun, Z. Lansky
Current Biology 34, 1-10, (2024). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors
L. Meißner, L. Niese, S. Diez
Current Opinion in Cell Biology 88:102367 (2024). Article (Open Access)
Triggered contraction of self-assembled micron-scale DNA nanotube rings
M. Illig, K. Jahnke, L. P. Weise, M. Scheffold, U. Mersdorf, H. Drechsler, Y. Zhang, S. Diez, J. Kierfeld, K. Göpfrich
Nature Communications 15, 2307 (2024). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Human kinesin-5 KIF11 drives the helical motion of anti-parallel and parallel microtubules around each other
L. Meißner, I. Schüring, A. Mitra, S. Diez
EMBO J 43, 1244 - 1256(2024). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
2023
Vesicles driven by dynein and kinesin exhibit directional reversals without external regulators
A. I. D’Souza, R. Grover, G. A. Monzon, L. Santen, S. Diez
Nature Communications 14, 7532 (2023). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Horizontal Magnetic Tweezers to Directly Measure the Force-Velocity Relationship for Multiple Kinesin Motors
V. F. Geyer, S. Diez
Small 2300558 (2023). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
On the role of cell surface associated, mucin-like glycoproteins in the pennate diatom Craspedostauros Australis (Bacillariophyceae)
N. Poulsen, H. Hennig, V. F. Geyer, S. Diez, R. Wetherbee, N. Kröger
J. Phycol. 59, 54–69 (2023). Article (Open Access) Highlight
Nanolithographic fabrication technologies for network-based
biocomputation devices
C. R. Meinecke, G. Heldt, T. Blaudeck, F. W. Lindberg, F. C. M. J. M. Van Delft, M. Ashikur Rahman, A. Salhotra, A. Månsson, H. Linke, T. Korten, S. Diez, D. Reuter, S. E. Schulz
Materials 16 (3) 1046 (2023). Article (Open Access)
2022
Solving the 3-SAT problem using network-based biocomputation
J. Zhu, A. Salhotra, C. R. Meinecke, P. Surendiran, R. Lyttleton, D. Reuter, H. Kugler, S. Diez, A. Månsson, H. Linke, T. Korten
Adv. Intell. Syst. 2200202 (2022). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Roadmap for network-based bio-computation
F. van Delft, A. Månsson, H. Kugler, T. Korten, C. Reuther, J. Zhu, R. Lyttleton, T. Blaudeck, C. R. Meinecke, D. Reuter, S. Diez, H. Linke
Nano Futures 6, 032002 (2022). Article (Open Access)
Conversion of anterograde into retrograde trains is an intrinsic property of intraflagellar transport
A. P. Nievergelt, I. Zykov, D. Diener, A. Chhatre, T. O. Buchholz, M. Delling, S. Diez, F. Jug, L. S̆tĕpánek, G. Pigino
Current Biology 32, 1-8 (2022). Article (Open Access)
Solving Exact Cover Instances with Molecular-Motor-Powered Network-Based Biocomputation
P. Surendiran, C. R. Meinecke, A. Salhotra, G. Heldt, J. Zhu, A. Månsson, S. Diez, D. Reuter, H. Kugler, H. Linke, T. Korten
ACS Nanoscience Au 2, 5, 39 (2022). Article (Open Access)
Fabrication of high aspect ratio gold nanowires within the microtubule lumen
F. Joshi, G. Viar, G. Pigino, H. Drechsler, S. Diez
Nano Lett. 22 (9) 3659–3667 (2022). Article SI
Multiplication of Motor-driven Microtubules for Nanotechnological Applications
C. Reuther, P. Santos-Otte, R. Grover, G. Heldt, G. Woehlke, S. Diez
Nano Lett. 22(3) 926–934 (2022). Article
2021
Molecular motor-driven filament transport across three-dimensional, polymeric micro-junctions
C. Reuther, S. Steenhusen, C. Meinecke, P. Surendiran, A. Salhotra, F. Lindberg, A. Månsson, H. Linke, S. Diez
New J. Phys. 23, 125002 (2021). Article (Open Access)
CENP-V is required for proper chromosome segregation through interaction with spindle microtubules in mouse oocytes
D. Nabi, H. Drechsler, J. Pschirer, F. Korn, N. Schuler, S. Diez, R. Jessberger, M. Chacón
Nature Communications 12, 6547 (2021). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Physical requirements for scaling up network-based biocomputation
J. Zhu, T. Korten, H. Kugler, F. van Delft, A. Månsson, D. Reuter, S. Diez, H. Linke
New J. Phys. 23, 105004 (2021). Article (Open Access)
Design of Network-Based Biocomputation Circuits for the Exact Cover Problem
T. Korten, S. Diez, D. V. Nicolau Jr, H. Linke, H. Kugler
New J. Phys. 23, 085004 (2021). Article (Open Access)
Comparison of actin- and microtubule-based motility systems for application in functional nanodevices
C. Reuther, R. Catalano, A. Salhotra, V. Vemula, T. Korten, S. Diez, A. Månsson
New J. Phys. 23, 075007 (2021). Article (Open Access)
Anillin propels myosin-independent constriction of actin rings
O. Kucera, D. Janda, V. Siahaan, S. H. Dijkstra, E. Pilátová, E. Zatecka, S. Diez, M. Braun, Z. Lansky
Nature Communications 12, 4595 (2021). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Prospects for single-molecule electrostatic detection in molecular motor gliding motility assays
M. Sanchez Miranda, R. Lyttleton, P. H. Siu, S. Diez, H. Linke, A. P. Micolich
New J. Phys. 23, 065003 (2021). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Highly-parallel, microfluidics-based force spectroscopy on single motor proteins
M. Urbanska , A. Lüdecke , W. J. Walter , A. M. van Oijen, K. E. Duderstadt , S. Diez
Small 2007388 (2021). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
The ALS-Associated FUS (P525L) Variant Does Not Directly Interfere with Microtubule-Dependent Kinesin-1 Motility
A. Seifert, H. Drechsler, J. Japtok, T. Korten, S. Diez, A. Hermann
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22, 2422 (2021). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
2020
Stable tug-of-war between kinesin-1 and cytoplasmic dynein upon different ATP and roadblock concentrations
G. Monzon, L. Scharrel, A. DSouza, L. Santen, S. Diez
J Cell Sci 133, jcs249938 (2020). Article+SI
Intrinsically disordered domain of kinesin-3 Kif14 enables unique functional diversity
I. Zhernov, S. Diez, M. Braun, Z. Lansky
Current Biology 30, 3342-3351 (2020). Article Commentary
Mitochondria-adaptor TRAK1 promotes kinesin-1 driven transport in crowded environments
V. Henrichs, L. Grycova, C. Barinka, Z. Nahacka, J. Neuzil, S. Diez, J. Rohlena, M. Braun, Z. Lansky
Nature Communications 11, 3123 (2020). Article SI
Cytoskeletal organization through multivalent interactions
M. Braun, S. Diez, Z. Lansky
J Cell Sci 133, jcs234393 (2020). Article
Kinesin-14 motors drive a right-handed helical motion of antiparallel microtubules around each other
A. Mitra, L. Meißner, R. Gandhimathi, R. Renger, F. Ruhnow, S. Diez
Nature Communications 11, 2565 (2020). Article SI
2019
Multivalent electrostatic microtubule-interactions of synthetic peptides are sufficient to mimic advanced MAP-like behaviour
H. Drechsler, Y. Xu, V. F. Geyer, Y. Zhang, S. Diez
Mol Biol Cell 30(24), 2953-2968 (2019). Article SI
Regeneration of assembled, molecular-motor-based bionanodevices
M. A. Rahman, C. Reuther, F. W. Lindberg, M Mengoni, A. Salhotra, G. Heldt, H. Linke, S. Diez, A. Månsson
Nano Lett. 19(10), 7155–7163 (2019). Article (Open Access)
Kinetically distinct phases of tau on microtubules regulate kinesin motors and severing enzymes
V. Siahaan, J. Krattenmacher, A. A. Hyman, S. Diez, A. Hernandez-Vega, Z. Lansky, M. Braun
Nat. Cell Biol. 21, 1086-1092 (2019). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
A Brownian ratchet model explains the biased sidestepping movement of single-headed kinesin-3 KIF1A
A. Mitra, M. Suñé, S. Diez, J. M. Sancho, D. Oriola, J. Casademunt
Biophys. J. 116(12), 2266-2274 (2019). Article (Open Access)
Activation of mammalian cytoplasmic dynein in multi-motor motility assays
G. A. Monzon, L. Scharrel, L. Santen, S. Diez
J Cell Sci 132, jcs220079 (2019). Article + SI (Open Access)
2018
An Automated in Vitro Motility Assay for High-Throughput Studies of Molecular Motors
T. Korten, E. Tavkin, L. Scharrel, V. S. Kushwaha, S. Diez
Lab Chip, 18, 3196–3206 (2018). Article (Open Access)
Directionally-biased sidestepping of Kip3/kinesin-8 is regulated by ATP waiting time and motor-microtubule interaction strength
A. Mitra, F. Ruhnow, S. Girardo, S. Diez
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 115(34), E7950–E7959 (2018). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Diffusive tail anchorage determines velocity and force produced by kinesin-14 between crosslinked microtubules
A. Lüdecke, A. M. Seidel, M. Braun, Z. Lansky, S. Diez
Nature Communications 9, 2214 (2018). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Parallel mapping of optical near-field interactions by molecular motor-driven quantum dots
H. Groß, H. S. Heil, J. Ehrig, F. W. Schwarz, B. Hecht, S. Diez
Nature Nanotechnology 13, 691–695 (2018). Article SI
Limited resources induce bistability in microtubule length regulation
M. Rank, A. Mitra, L. Reese, S. Diez, E. Frey
Phys. Rev. Lett. 120(148101), (2018). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Measuring Microtubule Supertwist and Defects by Three-Dimensional-Force-Clamp Tracking of Single Kinesin-1 Motors
M. Bugiel, A. Mitra, S. Girardo, S. Diez, E. Schäffer
Nano Letters, 18(2), 1290–1295 (2018). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Label-Free Detection of Microvesicles and Proteins by the Bundling of Gliding Microtubules
S. Chaudhuri,T. Korten, S. Korten, G. Milani, T. Lana, G. te Kronnie, S. Diez
Nano Letters 18(1), 117-123 (2018). Article
2017
Changes in microtubule overlap length regulate kinesin-14-driven microtubule sliding
M. Braun, Z. Lansky, A. Szuba, F. W. Schwarz, A. Mitra, M. Gao, A. Lüdecke, P. R. ten Wolde, S. Diez
Nature Chemical Biology, 13, 1245–1252 (2017).
Local nucleation of microtubule bundles through tubulin concentration into a condensed tau phase
A. Hernández-Vega, M. Braun, L. Scharrel, M. Jahnel, S. Wegmann, B. T. Hyman, S. Alberti, S. Diez, A. A. Hyman
Cell Reports 20(10), 2304–2312 (2017). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Highly-Efficient Guiding of Motile Microtubules on Non-Topographical Motor Patterns
C. Reuther, M. Mittasch, S. R. Naganathan, S. Grill, S. Diez
Nano Letters 17(9), 5699–5705 (2017). Article
Challenges in estimating the motility parameters of single processive motor proteins
F. Ruhnow, L. Kloss, S. Diez
Biophys. J. 113(11), 2433–2443 (2017). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Tetrazine-trans-cyclooctene-mediated conjugation of antibodies to microtubules facilitates sub-picomolar protein detection
S. Chaudhuri, T. Korten, S. Diez
Bioconjugate Chemistry, 28 (4), 918–922 (2017).
Parallel rechnen mit biomolekularen Motoren
T. Korten, S. Diez
Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 65 (1), 9-11 (2017). Article
2016
Kinesin-14 Backsteps to Organize Polymerizing Microtubules (Dispatch)
M. Braun, S. Diez, Z. Lansky
Current Biology 26, R1272–R1296 (2016) Article (Open Access)
Controlled retention and release of biomolecular transport systems using shape-changing polymer bilayers
G. Stoychev, C. Reuther, S. Diez, L. Ionov
Angewandte Chemie, 128(52), 16340–16343 (2016).
Kinesin-1 motors can increase the life-time of taxol-stabilized microtubules
C. Reuther, A. Laguillo Diego, S. Diez
Nature Nanotechnology, 11, 914–915 (2016).
Transport efficiency of membrane-anchored kinesin-1 motors depends on motor density and diffusivity
R. Grover, J. Fischer, F. W. Schwarz, W. J. Walter, P. Schwille, S. Diez
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 113(46), E7185–E7193 (2016). Article (Open Access)
The working stroke of the kinesin-14, ncd, comprises two substeps of different direction
B. Nitzsche, E. Dudek, L. Hajdo, A. A. Kasprzak, A. Vilfan, S. Diez
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 113(43), E6582–E6589 (2016). Article (Open Access)
Toward Self-Assembled Plasmonic Devices: High-Yield Arrangement of Gold Nanoparticles on DNA Origami Templates
F. N. Gür, F. W. Schwarz, J. Ye, S. Diez, T. L. Schmidt
ACS Nano 10(5), 5374–5382 (2016).
Entropic forces drive contraction of cytoskeletal networks
M. Braun, Z. Lansky, F. Hilitski, Z. Dogic, S. Diez
BioEssays 38(5), 474–481 (2016).
Parallel computation with molecular-motor-propelled agents in nanofabricated networks
D. V. Nicolau Jr., M. Lard, T. Korten, F. C. M. J. M. van Delft, M. Persson, E. Bengtsson, A. Mansson, S. Diez, H. Linke, D. V. Nicolau
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 113(10), 2591-2596 (2016). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Kinesin-1 expressed in insect-cells improves microtubule in vitro gliding performance, long-term stability and guiding efficiency in nanostructures
T. Korten, S. Chaudhuri, E. Tavkin, M. Braun, S. Diez
IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, 15(1), 62-69 (2016).
2015
Small crowders slow down kinesin-1 stepping by hindering motor domain diffusion
K. Sozanski, F. Ruhnow, A. Wisniewska, M. Tabaka, S. Diez, R. Holyst
Phys. Rev. Lett. 115(218102), (2015).
Impact-free measurement of microtubule rotations on kinesin and cytoplasmic-dynein coated surfaces
A. Mitra, F. Ruhnow, B. Nitzsche, S. Diez
PLoS ONE 10(9): e0136920 (2015). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
The non-processive rice kinesin-14 OsKCH1 transports actin filaments along microtubules with two distinct velocities
W. J. Walter, I. Machens, F. Rafieian, S. Diez
Nature Plants 1: 15111 (2015).
Kinesin-1 motors can circumvent permanent roadblocks on microtubules by side-shifting to neighboring protofilaments
R. Schneider, T. Korten, W. J. Walter, S. Diez
Biophys. J. 108(9), 2249-2257 (2015). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Diffusible Crosslinkers Generate Directed Forces in Microtubule Networks
Z. Lansky, M. Braun, A. Lüdecke, M. Schlierf, P. R. ten Wolde, M. E. Janson, S. Diez
Cell, 160, 1159-1168 (2015). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access) Commentary
2014
Multi-motor transport in a system of active and inactive kinesin-1 motors
L. Scharrel, R. Ma, R. Schneider, F. Jülicher, S. Diez
Biophys. J. 107(2), 365-372 (2014). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Programmable patterning of protein bioactivity by visible light
C. Reuther, R. Tucker, L. Ionov, S. Diez
Nano Lett. 14(7), 4050-4057 (2014).
Control and gating of kinesin-microtubule motility on electrically heated thermo-chips
L. Ramsey, V. Schroeder, H. van Zalinge, M. Berndt, T. Korten, S. Diez, D. V. Nicolau
Biomed Microdevices 16(3), 459-63 (2014). Article (Open Access)
2013
The human kinesin-14 HSET tracks the tips of growing microtubules in vitro
M. Braun, Z. Lansky, S. Bajer, G. Fink, A. A. Kasprzak, S. Diez
Cytoskeleton 70 (9), 515–521 (2013). Article (Open Access)
Dynamic guiding of motor-driven microtubules on electrically heated, smart polymer tracks
V. Schroeder, T. Korten, H. Linke, S. Diez, I. Maximov
Nano Lett. 13(7), 3434-3438 (2013).
Using a quartz paraboloid for versatile wide-field TIR microscopy with sub-nanometer localization accuracy
R. Schneider, T. Glaser, M. Berndt, S. Diez
Optics Express 21 (3), 3523-3539, (2013). Article (Open Access)
Optimization of Isopolar Microtubule Arrays
R. R. Agayan, R. Tucker, T. Nitta, F. Ruhnow, W. J. Walter, S. Diez, H. Hess
Langmuir 29, 2265–2272 (2013).
Sample solution constraints on motor-driven diagnostic nanodevices
S. Korten, N. Albet-Torres, F. Paderi, L. ten Siethoff, S. Diez, T. Korten, G. te Kronnie, A. Månsson
Lab Chip 13, 866-876 (2013). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
2012
Studying molecular machines by TIRF microscopy
M. Schlierf and S. Diez
Biotech International Magazine, Nov/Dez, 5-8 (2012).
Tubulin Acetylation Alone does not Affect Kinesin-1 Velocity and Run Length in vitro
W. J. Walter, V. Beranek, E. Fischermeier, S. Diez
PLoS ONE 7(8), e42218, (2012). Article (Open Access)
The highly processive kinesin-8, Kip3, switches microtubule protofilaments with a bias towards the left
V. Bormuth, B. Nitzsche, F. Ruhnow, A. Mitra, M. Storch, B. Rammner, J. Howard, S. Diez
Biophys. J. 103, 4-6 (2012). Article (Open Accesss) SI (Open Access)
Molecular crowding creates traffic jams of kinesin motors on microtubules
C. Leduc, K. Padberg-Gehle, V. Varga, D. Helbing, S. Diez, J. Howard
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 109(16), 6100-6105 (2012). Article (Open Access) SI (Open Access)
Molecular motors: Myosin shifts into reverse gear (News & Views)
W. Walter, S. Diez
Nat Nanotechnol 7, 213-214 (2012).
Long-Range Transport of Giant Vesicles along Microtubule Networks
C. Herold, C. Leduc, R. Stock, S. Diez, P. Schwille
Chemphyschem 13(4), 1001-1006 (2012). Article (Open Access)
Molecular motors: A staggering giant (News & Views)
W. Walter, S. Diez
Nature 482(7383), 44-45 (2012). Article (Open Access)
Selective Control of Gliding Microtubule Populations
T. Korten, W. Birnbaum, D. Kuckling, S. Diez
Nano Lett. 12(1), 348-353 (2012).
2011
Adaptive braking by Ase1 prevents overlapping microtubules from sliding completely apart
M. Braun, Z. Lansky, G. Fink, F. Ruhnow, S. Diez, M. E. Jan
Nat. Cell Biol. 13(10), 1259-1264 (2011). Article (Open Access)
Fluorescence imaging of single Kinesin motors on immobilized microtubules
T. Korten, B. Nitzsche, C. G., F. Ruhnow, C. Leduc, S. Diez
Methods Mol. Biol. 783, 121-137 (2011).
Multi-talented MCAK: Microtubule depolymerizer with a strong grip
S. Diez
Nat. Cell Biol. 13(7), 738-740 (2011). Article (Open Access)
Tracking single particles and elongated filaments with nanometer precision
F. Ruhnow, D. Zwicker, S. Diez
Biophys. J. 100(11), 2820-2828 (2011). Article (Open Access)
2010
Collective Behavior of Antagonistically Acting Kinesin-1 Motors
C. Leduc, N. Pavin, F. Jülicher, S. Diez
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105(12), (2010). Article (Open Access)
Towards the Application of Cytoskeletal Motor Proteins in Molecular Detection and Diagnostic Devices
T. Korten, A. Månsson, S. Diez
Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 21(4), 477-488 (2010).
Heavy Meromyosin Molecules Extending More Than 50 nm above Adsorbing Electronegative Surfaces
M. Persson, N. Albet-Torres, L. Ionov, M. Sundberg, F. Hoeoek, S. Diez, A. Månsson, M. Balaz
Langmuir 26(12), 9927-9936 (2010).
Axial Nanometer Distances Measured by Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy
M. Berndt, M. Lorenz, J. Enderlein, S. Diez
Nano Lett. 10(4), 1497-1500 (2010).
Protein-resistant polymer coatings based on surface-adsorbed poly(aminoethyl methacrylate)/poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers
L. Ionov, A. Synytska, E. Kaul, S. Diez
Biomacromolecules 11(1), 233-237 (2010).
Studying kinesin motors by optical 3D-nanometry in gliding motility assays
B. Nitzsche, V. Bormuth, C. Bräuer, J. Howard, L. Ionov, J. W. J. Kerssemakers, T. Korten, C. Leduc,
Methods Cell Biol. 95, 247-271 (2010).
Microtubule dynamics reconstituted in vitro and imaged by single-molecule fluorescence microscopy
C. Gell, V. Bormuth, G. J. Brouhard, D. N. Cohen, S. Diez, C. Friel, J. Helenius, B. Nitzsche, H. Pe
Methods Cell Biol. 95, 221-245 (2010).
2009
Biologistics and the struggle for efficiency: concepts and perspectives
D. Helbing, A. Deutsch, S. Diez, K. Peters, Y. Kalaidzidis, K. Padberg-Gehle, S. Lämmer, A. Johansso
Adv. complex systems 12(6), 533-548 (2009). Article (Open Access)
Propagating waves separate two states of actin organization in living cells
B. Schroth-Diez, S. Gerwig, M. Ecke, R. Hegerl, S. Diez, G. Gerisch
HFSP J, 3(6) 412-427 (2009). Article (Open Access)
Kinesin-8 motors act cooperatively to mediate length-dependent microtubule depolymerization
V. Varga, C. Leduc, V. Bormuth, S. Diez, J. Howard
Cell, 138(6) 1174-1183 (2009). Article (Open Access)
Environment-friendly photolithography using poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based thermoresponsive photoresists
L. Ionov, S. Diez
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131(37) 13315-13319 (2009).
3D nanometer tracking of motile microtubules on reflective surfaces
J. W. J. Kerssemakers, L. Ionov, U. Queitsch, S. Luna, H. Hess, S. Diez
Small, 5(15) 1732-1737 (2009).
The mitotic kinesin-14 Ncd drives directional microtubule-microtubule sliding
G. Fink, L. Hajdo, K. J. Skowronek, C. Reuther, A. A. Kasprzak, S. Diez
Nat. Cell Biol. 11(6), 717-723 (2009).
Synthetic biology of minimal systems
P. Schwille, S. Diez
Crit. Rev. Biochem. Mol. Biol. 44(4), 223-242 (2009). Article (Open Access)
Biomolekulare Motoren als Nanoroboter
S. Diez
BIOspektrum 15(5), 522-525 (2009).
TIRF microscopy evanescent field calibration using tilted fluorescent microtubules
C. Gell, M. Berndt, J. Enderlein, S. Diez
J. Microsc. 234(1), 38-46 (2009).
Assembled capsules transportation driven by motor proteins
W. Song, Q. He, Y. Cui, H. Möhwald, S. Diez, J. Li
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 379(2), 175-178 (2009).
Biotemplated synthesis of stimuli-responsive nanopatterned polymer brushes on microtubules
L. Ionov, V. Bocharova, S. Diez
Soft Matter 5(1), 67-71 (2009). Article (Open Access)
2008
Setting up roadblocks for kinesin-1: mechanism for the selective speed control of cargo carrying microtubules
T. Korten, S. Diez
Lab on a chip 8(9), 1441-1447 (2008).
Quantum-dot-assisted characterization of microtubule rotations during cargo transport
B. Nitzsche, F. Ruhnow, S. Diez
Nat. Nanotechnol 3(9), 552-556 (2008).
Temperature-induced size-control of bioactive surface patterns
L. Ionov, A. Synytska, S. Diez
Adv. Funct. Mater. 18, 1501-1508 (2008).
2007
Detection of fractional steps in cargo movement by the collective operation of kinesin-1 motors
C. Leduc, F. Ruhnow, J. Howard, S. Diez
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 104(26), 10847-10852 (2007). Article (Open Access)
Simple and fast method for the fabrication of switchable bicomponent micropatterned polymer surfaces
A. Synytska, M. Stamm, S. Diez, L. Ionov
Langmuir 23(9), 5205-5209 (2007).
Cellular Motors for Molecular Manufactoring
C. Z. Dinu, D. B. Chrisey, S. Diez, J. Howard
Anat. Rec. 290(10), 1203-1212 (2007). Article (Open Access)
2006
The distance that kinesin-1 holds its cargo from the microtubule surface measured by fluorescence interference contrast microscopy
J. W. J. Kerssemakers, J. Howard, H. Hess, S. Diez
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 103(43), 15812-15817 (2006). Article (Open Access)
Biotemplated nanopatterning of planar surfaces with molecular motors
C. Reuther, L. Hajdo, R. Tucker, A. A. Kasprzak, S. Diez
Nano Lett. 6(10), 2177-2183 (2006).
Reversible switching of microtubule motility using thermoresponsive polymer surfaces
L. Ionov, M. Stamm, S. Diez
Nano Lett. 6(9), 1982-1987 (2006).
Parallel manipulation of bifunctional DNA molecules on structured surfaces using kinesin-driven microtubules
C. Z. Dinu, J. Opitz, W. Pompe, J. Howard, M. Mertig, S. Diez
Small 2(8-9), 1090-1098 (2006).
The depolymerizing kinesin MCAK uses lattice diffusion to rapidly target microtubule ends
J. H. Helenius, G. J. Brouhard, Y. Kalaidzidis, S. Diez, J. Howard
Nature 441(7089), 115-119 (2006).
The microscopy cell (MicCell), a versatile modular flowthrough system for cell biology, biomaterial research, and nanotechnology
F. U. Gast, P. S. Dittrich, P. Schwille, M. Weigel, M. Mertig, J. Opitz, U. Queitsch, S. Diez, B. Lincoln, F. Wottawah, S. Schinkinger, J. Guck, J. Käs, J. Smolinski, K. Salchert, C. Werner, C. Duschl, M. S. Jäger, K. Uhlig, P. Geggier, S. Howitz
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 2(1), 21-26 (2006).
Fast and Spatially Resolved Environmental Probing Using Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Layers and Fluorescent Nanocrystals
L. Ionov, S. Sapra, A. Synytska, A. L. Rogach, M. Stamm, S. Diez
Adv. Mater. 18(11), 1453-1457 (2006).
2005
Size sorting of protein assemblies using polymeric gradient surfaces
L. Ionov, M. Stamm, S. Diez
Nano Lett. 5(10), 1910-1914 (2005).
High rectifying efficiencies of microtubule motility on kinesin-coated gold nanostructures
M. G. L. van den Heuvel, C. T. Butcher, R. M. M. Smeets, S. Diez, C. Dekker
Nano Lett. 5(6), 1117-1122 (2005).
Subsecond reorganization of the actin network in cell motility and chemotaxis
S. Diez, G. Gerisch, K. I. Anderson, A. Müller-Taubenberger, T. Bretschneider
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102(21), 7601-7606 (2005).
Electrical docking of microtubules for kinesin-driven motility in nanostructures
M. G. L. van den Heuvel, C. T. Butcher, S. G. Lemay, S. Diez, C. Dekker
Nano Lett. 5(2), 235-241 (2005).
2004
Mobile actin clusters and traveling waves in cells recovering from actin depolymerization
G. Gerisch, T. Bretschneider, A. Müller-Taubenberger, E. Simmeth, M. Ecke, S. Diez, K. I. Anderson
Biophys. J. 87(5), 3493-3503 (2004). Article (Open Access)
Biomolecular Motors Operating in Engineered Environments
J. H. Helenius, S. Diez, J. Howard
In: Nanobiotechnology. (Eds.) Mirkin Niemeyer. ,Hoboken, USA,Wiley (2004),185-199 Ch. 14
Dynamic actin patterns and Arp2/3 assembly at the substrate-attached surface of motile cells
T. Bretschneider, S. Diez, K. I. Anderson, J. Heuser, M. Clarke, A. Müller-Taubenberger, J. Köhler,
Curr. Biol. 14(1), 1-10 (2004). Article (Open Access)
2003
The kinesin-related protein MCAK is a microtubule depolymerase that forms an ATP-hydrolyzing complex at microtubule ends
A. W Hunter, M. Caplow, D. L. Coy, W. O. Hancock, S. Diez, L. Wordeman, J. Howard
Mol. Cell 11(2), 445-457 (2003). Article (Open Access)
Stretching and Transporting DNA Molecules Using Motor Proteins
S. Diez, C. Reuther, C. Z. Dinu, R. Seidel, M. Mertig, W. Pompe, J. Howard
Nano Lett. 3(9), 1251-1254 (2003).
2002
Molecular motors: single-molecule recordings made easy
S. Diez, W. R Schief, J. Howard
Curr. Biol. 12(6), 203-205 (2002). Article