Biophysical Journal, 2024; 123(2):210-220. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.12.008. Quantifying both viscoelasticity and surface tension: why sharp tips overestimate cell stiffness. Olga Markova, Christophe Clanet, Julien Husson.


Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 064001 (2023). Clogging of a rectangular slit by a spherical soft particle. Charles Paul Moore, Julien Husson, Arezki Boudaoud, Gabriel Amselem, and Charles N. Baroud. [HAL archive]

Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 2600) DOI:10.1007/978-1-0716-2851-5_1, 2023. Measuring Cell Mechanical Properties Using Microindentation. Julien Husson. [HAL archive]


Biophysical Journal, March 20, 2022; DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2022.03.021. Distinct timing of neutrophil spreading and stiffening during phagocytosis. A. Zak, S. Dupré-Crochet, E. Hudik, A.I. Barakat, O. Nüsse, J. Husson. [HAL archive]


Biophysical Journal, March 16, 2021; DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.02.042. Rapid viscoelastic changes are a hallmark of early leukocyte activation. Alexandra Zak, Sara Violeta Merino-Cortés, Anaïs Sadoun, Farah Mustapha, Avin Babataheri, Stéphanie Dogniaux, Sophie Dupré-Crochet, Elodie Hudik, Hai-Tao He, Abdul I. Barakat, Yolanda R. Carrasco, Yannick Hamon, Pierre-Henri Puech, Claire Hivroz, Oliver Nüsse, Julien Husson. [HAL Archive]


Biology of the Cell, 20 January 2021; https://doi.org/10.1111/boc.202000133. Influence of external forces on actin-dependent T cell protrusions during immune synapse formation. Andrés Ernesto Zucchetti, Noémie Paillon, Olga Markova, Stéphanie Dogniaux, Claire Hivroz, and Julien Husson. [HAL archive]


Science Signaling, 2020; 13(627), eaaw8214. Diacylglycerol kinase z regulates actin cytoskeleton remodeling and mechanical forces at the B cell immune synapse. Sara V. Merino-Cortes, Sofia R. Gardeta, Sara Roman-Garcia, Ana Martínez-Riaño, Judith Pineau, Rosa Liebana, Isabel Merida, Ana-Maria Lennon Dumenil, Paolo Pierobon, Julien Husson, Balbino Alarcon, and Yolanda R. Carrasco. [HAL archive]


Cellular Microbiology, 2020; e13166. Shigella impairs human T lymphocyte responsiveness by hijacking actin cytoskeleton dynamics and TCR vesicular trafficking.  Fatoumata Samassa, Mariana L. Ferrari, Julien Husson, Anastassia Mikhailova, Ziv Porat, Florence Sidaner, Katja Brunner, Teck-Hui Teo, Elisabetta Frigimelica, Jean-Yves Tinevez, Philippe J. Sansonetti, MariaIsabel Thoulouze, Armelle Phalipon. [HAL archive]


Cell, 2018;174(1):143-155. Intermittent pili-mediated forces fluidize Neisseria meningitidis aggregates promoting vascular colonization. D. Bonazzi, V. Lo Schiavo, S. Machata, I. Djafer-Cherif, P. Nivoit, V. Manriquez, H. Tanimoto, J. Husson, N. Henry, H. Chaté, R. Voituriez, and G. Duménil. [HAL archive]


Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2017; 28(23): 3229-3239. Micropipette Force Probe to quantify single-cell force generation: application to T cell activation. A. Sawicka, A. Babataheri, S. Dogniaux, A. I. Barakat, D. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, C. Hivroz, and J. Husson. [HAL archive]

 

 


Optical Tweezers: Methods and Protocols, 2017; 411-435. M. Baclayon, S.-M. Kalisch, E. Hendel, L. Laan, J. Husson, E. L. Munteanu, and M. Dogterom. Optical Tweezers-Based Measurements of Forces and Dynamics at Microtubule Ends.

Biophysical Journal, 2016; 111(12):2711-2721. D. Gonzalez-Rodriguez*, L. Guillou*, F. Cornat, J. Lafaurie-Janvore, A. Babataheri, E. de Langre, A. I. Barakat, and J. Husson. Mechanical criterion for the rupture of a cell membrane under compression. [HAL archive]


Biophysical Journal, 2016; 111(9): 2039-2050. Lionel Guillou*, Joanna B. Dahl*, Jung-Ming G. Lin*, Abdul I. Barakat, Julien Husson, Susan J. Muller, Sanjay Kumar. Measuring cell viscoelastic mechanical properties using a microfluidic extensional flow device.


Molecular Biology of the Cell 2016; 27(22): 3574-3582. Guillou L, Babataheri A, Saitakis M, Bohineust A, Dogniaux S, Hivroz C, Barakat AI, and Husson J. T lymphocyte passive deformation is controlled by unfolding of membrane surface reservoirs (journal cover, see below). [HAL archive]


Cell, 2016;165(1):100-110. Basu R*, Whitlock BM*, Husson J*, Le Floc’h A, Jin W, Oyler-Yaniv A, Dotiwala F, Giannone G, Hivroz C, Biais N, Lieberman J, Kam LC, and Huse M. (* co-first authors). Cytotoxic T cells use mechanical force to potentiate target cell killing. [HAL archive]


Scientific Reports, 2016;6:21529. Guillou L, Babataheri A, Puech P-H, Barakat AI, and Husson J. Dynamic monitoring of cell mechanical properties using profile microindentation.


Physical Review Letters, 2015;115:088102. Gonzalez-Rodriguez D, Sart S, Babataheri A, Tareste D, Barakat AI, Clanet C, Husson J. Elastocapillary Instability in Mitochondrial Fission. [HAL archive]

Biophysical Journal, 2015;109(2):209-19. Hogan B, Babataheri A, Hwang Y, Barakat AI, Husson J. Characterizing Cell Adhesion by Using Micropipette Aspiration. [HAL archive]

Langmuir 2012;28(14):6106-13. Bourouina N, Husson J, Hivroz C, Henry N. Biomimetic droplets for artificial engagement of living cell surface receptors: the specific case of the T-cell.

Cell 2012;148(3):502-14. Laan L, Pavin N, Husson J, Romet-Lemonne G, van Duijn M, López MP, Vale RD, Jülicher F, Reck-Peterson SL, Dogterom M. Cortical dynein controls microtubule dynamics to generate pulling forces that position microtubule asters. [HAL archive]

Soft Matter 2011;7:9130-9139. Bourouina N, Husson J, Waharte F, Pansu RB, Henry N. Formation of specific receptor–ligand bonds between liquid interfaces.

PLoS One 2011;6(5):e19680. Husson J, Chemin K, Bohineust A, Hivroz C, Henry N. Force generation upon T cell receptor engagement

Biophysical Reviews and Letters 2009;4:33-44. Husson J, Laan L, Dogterom M. Force-generation by microtubule bundles.

The Journal of Chemical Physics 2009;130(5):051103. Husson J, Dogterom M, Pincet F. Force spectroscopy of a single artificial biomolecule bond: the Kramers’ high-barrier limit holds close to the critical force.

Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering 2008 Dec;1(4):263-275. Gourier C, Jegou A, Husson J, Pincet F. A Nanospring Named Erythrocyte. The Biomembrane Force Probe.

PNAS 2008;105(26):8920-5. Laan L*, Husson J*, Munteanu EL, Kerssemakers JW, Dogterom M. Force-generation and dynamic instability of microtubule bundles.

PRE 2008;77(2 Pt 2):026108. Husson J, Pincet F. Analyzing single-bond experiments: influence of the shape of the energy landscape and universal law between the width, depth, and force spectrum of the bond.

FEBS Lett. 2007; 581(28):5480-4. Perier A, Gourier C, Pichard S, Husson J, Lajeunesse E, Babon A, Menez A, Gillet D. Creation of intercellular bonds by anchoring protein ligands to membranes using the diphtheria toxin T domain.

Biophys J. 2005; 89(6):4374-81. Pincet F, Husson J. The solution to the streptavidin-biotin paradox: the influence of history on the strength of single molecular bonds.