Publications:
Preprints
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Measurement of cellular traction forces during confined migration. .
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Mapping the nuclear landscape with multiplexed super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.27.605159.
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A series of spontaneously blinking dyes for super-resolution microscopy. Holland KL, Plutkis SE, Daugird TA, Sau A, Grimm JB, English BP, Zheng Q, Dave S, Rahman F, Xie L Dong P, Tkachuk AN, Brown TA, Singer TH, Liu Z, Galbraith CG, Musser SM, Legant WR, Lavis LD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.23.581625
2024
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Cell dynamics revealed by microscopy advances. Hockenberry MA, Daugird TA, Legant WR. Cell dynamics revealed by microscopy advances. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2024 Aug 18;90:102418. doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2024.102418.
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Shared and redundant proteins coordinate signal cross-talk between MAPK pathways in yeast. Zhang S J Biomed Mol Biol Cell. 2024 Jul 31:mbcE24060270. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E24-06-0270.
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Posterior approach to correct for focal plane offsets in lattice light-sheet structured illumination microscopy. J Biomed Opt. 2024 Aug;29(8):086502. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.29.8.086502.
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Correlative single molecule lattice light sheet imaging reveals the dynamic relationship between nucleosomes and the local chromatin environment. Nat Commun. 2024 May 16;15(1):4178. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-48562-0.
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Smart lattice light-sheet microscopy for imaging rare and complex cellular events. Nat Methods. 2024 Jan 2;. doi: 10.1038/s41592-023-02126-0.
2023
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Patient-derived extracellular matrix demonstrates role of COL3A1 in blood vessel mechanics. Acta Biomater. 2023 Aug;166:346-359.
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u-track3D: Measuring, navigating, and validating dense particle trajectories in three dimensions. Cell Rep Methods. 2023 Dec 18;3(12).
2022
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Cells in the mechanical spotlight. Biophysical Journal. 2022; 121(19)
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A quantitative analysis of various patterns applied in lattice light sheet microscopy. Nature Communications. 2022; 13(1)
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Coro1B and coro1C regulate lamellipodia dynamics and cell motility by tuning branched actin turnover. The Journal of Cell Biology. 2022; 221(8)
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Super-resolution microscopy reveals actomyosin dynamics in medioapical arrays. Molecular Biology of the Cell 2022; Epub ahead of print
2021
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A multi-functional microfluidic device compatible with widefield and light sheet microscopy. Lab Chip. 2021; 22(1):136
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Deep learning enables fast and dense single-molecule localization with high accuracy. Nature Methods. 2021; 18(9):1082
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Phase separation drives aberrant chromatin looping and cancer development. Nature. 2021; 595(7868):591
2020
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3D ATAC-PALM: super-resolution imaging of the accessible genome. Nature Methods. 2020; 17(4):430
2019
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Software for lattice light-sheet imaging of FRET biosensors, illustrated with a new RAP1 biosensor. The Journal of Cell Biology. 2019; 218(9):3153
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Augmin accumulation on long-lived microtubules drives amplification and kinetochore-directed growth. David AF, Roudot P, Legant WR, Betzig E, Danuser G, Gerlich DW. The Journal of Cell Biology. 2019; 218(7):2150
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High-resolution imaging reveals how the spindle midzone impacts chromosome movement. Pamula MC, Carlini L, Forth S, Verma P, Suresh S, Legant WR, Khodjakov A, Betzig E, Kapoor TM. Journal of Cell Biology. 2019; 218(8):2529
2018
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Improving probes for super-resolution. Moore RP, Legant WR, Nature Methods. 2018; 15(9):659-660
2017
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Applying systems-level spectral imaging and analysis to reveal the organelle interactome. Valm AM, Cohen S, Legant WR, Melunis J, Hershberg U, Wait E, Cohen AR, Davidson MW, Betzig E, Lippincott-Schwartz J. Nature. 2017; 546(7656):162-167
2016
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Membrane dynamics of dividing cells imaged by lattice light-sheet microscopy. Aguet F, Upadhyayula S, Gaudin R, Chou YY, Cocucci E, He K, Chen BC, Mosaliganti K, Pasham M, Skillern W, Legant WR, Liu TL, Findlay G, Marino E, Danuser G, Megason S, Betzig E, Kirchhausen T. Molecular biology of the cell. 2016; 27(22):3418-3435.
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Increased spatiotemporal resolution reveals highly dynamic dense tubular matrices in the peripheral ER. Nixon-Abell J, Obara CJ, Weigel AV, Li D, Legant WR, Xu CS, Pasolli HA, Harvey K, Hess HF, Betzig E, Blackstone C, Lippincott-Schwartz J. Science (New York, N.Y.). 2016; 354(6311).
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Real-time imaging of Huntingtin aggregates diverting target search and gene transcription. Li L, Liu H, Dong P, Li D, Legant WR, Grimm JB, Lavis LD, Betzig E, Tjian R, Liu Z. eLife. 2016; 5.
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High-density three-dimensional localization microscopy across large volumes. Legant WR, Shao L, Grimm JB, Brown TA, Milkie DE, Avants BB, Lavis LD, Betzig E. Nature methods. 2016; 13(4):359-65.
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Flagellar membrane fusion and protein exchange in trypanosomes; a new form of cell-cell communication? Imhof S, Fragoso C, Hemphill A, von Schubert C, Li D, Legant W, Betzig E, Roditi I. F1000Research. 2016; 5:682.
2015
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Three-dimensional tracking of plus-tips by lattice light-sheet microscopy permits the quantification of microtubule growth trajectories within the mitotic apparatus. Yamashita N, Morita M, Legant WR, Chen BC, Betzig E, Yokota H, Mimori-Kiyosue Y. Journal of biomedical optics. 2015; 20(10):101206.
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Asymmetric formation of coated pits on dorsal and ventral surfaces at the leading edges of motile cells and on protrusions of immobile cells. Kural C, Akatay AA, Gaudin R, Chen BC, Legant WR, Betzig E, Kirchhausen T. Molecular biology of the cell. 2015; 26(11):2044-53.
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Actin depletion initiates events leading to granule secretion at the immunological synapse. Ritter AT, Asano Y, Stinchcombe JC, Dieckmann NM, Chen BC, Gawden-Bone C, van Engelenburg S, Legant W, Gao L, Davidson MW, Betzig E, Lippincott-Schwartz J, Griffiths GM. Immunity. 2015; 42(5):864-76.
2014
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3D imaging of Sox2 enhancer clusters in embryonic stem cells. Liu Z, Legant WR, Chen BC, Li L, Grimm JB, Lavis LD, Betzig E, Tjian R. eLife. 2014; 3:e04236.
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Lattice light-sheet microscopy: imaging molecules to embryos at high spatiotemporal resolution. Chen BC, Legant WR, Wang K, Shao L, Milkie DE, Davidson MW, Janetopoulos C, Wu XS, Hammer JA 3rd, Liu Z, English BP, Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Romero DP, Ritter AT, Lippincott-Schwartz J, Fritz-Laylin L, Mullins RD, Mitchell DM, Bembenek JN, Reymann AC, Böhme R, Grill SW, Wang JT, Seydoux G, Tulu US, Kiehart DP, Betzig E. Science (New York, N.Y.). 2014; 346(6208):1257998.
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Single-molecule dynamics of enhanceosome assembly in embryonic stem cells. Chen J, Zhang Z, Li L, Chen BC, Revyakin A, Hajj B, Legant W, Dahan M, Lionnet T, Betzig E, Tjian R, Liu Z. Cell. 2014; 156(6):1274-1285.
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Microfabrication of a platform to measure and manipulate the mechanics of engineered microtissues. Ramade A, Legant WR, Picart C, Chen CS, Boudou T. Methods in cell biology. 2014; 121:191-211.
2013
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Degradation-mediated cellular traction directs stem cell fate in covalently crosslinked three-dimensional hydrogels. Khetan S, Guvendiren M, Legant WR, Cohen DM, Chen CS, Burdick JA. Nature materials. 2013; 12(5):458-65.
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Multidimensional traction force microscopy reveals out-of-plane rotational moments about focal adhesions. Legant WR, Choi CK, Miller JS, Shao L, Gao L, Betzig E, Chen CS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2013; 110(3):881-6.
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Development and characterization of a 3D multicell microtissue culture model of airway smooth muscle. West AR, Zaman N, Cole DJ, Walker MJ, Legant WR, Boudou T, Chen CS, Favreau JT, Gaudette GR, Cowley EA, Maksym GN. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology. 2013; 304(1):L4-16.
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Carbofluoresceins and carborhodamines as scaffolds for high-contrast fluorogenic probes. Grimm JB, Sung AJ, Legant WR, Hulamm P, Matlosz SM, Betzig E, Lavis LD. ACS chemical biology. 2013; 8(6):1303-10.
2012
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Force-induced fibronectin assembly and matrix remodeling in a 3D microtissue model of tissue morphogenesis. Legant WR, Chen CS, Vogel V. Integrative biology : quantitative biosciences from nano to macro. 2012; 4(10):1164-74.
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A microfabricated platform to measure and manipulate the mechanics of engineered cardiac microtissues. Boudou T, Legant WR, Mu A, Borochin MA, Thavandiran N, Radisic M, Zandstra PW, Epstein JA, Margulies KB, Chen CS. Tissue engineering. Part A. 2012; 18(9-10):910-9.
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Physically-induced cytoskeleton remodeling of cells in three-dimensional culture. Lee SL, Nekouzadeh A, Butler B, Pryse KM, McConnaughey WB, Nathan AC, Legant WR, Schaefer PM, Pless RB, Elson EL, Genin GM. PloS one. 2012; 7(12):e45512.
2011
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Diffusion of MMPs on the surface of collagen fibrils: the mobile cell surface-collagen substratum interface. Collier IE, Legant W, Marmer B, Lubman O, Saffarian S, Wakatsuki T, Elson E, Goldberg GI. PloS one. 2011; 6(9):e24029.
2010
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Measurement of mechanical tractions exerted by cells in three-dimensional matrices. Legant WR, Miller JS, Blakely BL, Cohen DM, Genin GM, Chen CS. Nature methods. 2010; 7(12):969-71.
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Bioactive hydrogels made from step-growth derived PEG-peptide macromers. Miller JS, Shen CJ, Legant WR, Baranski JD, Blakely BL, Chen CS. Biomaterials. 2010; 31(13):3736-43.
2009
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Microfabricated tissue gauges to measure and manipulate forces from 3D microtissues. Legant WR, Pathak A, Yang MT, Deshpande VS, McMeeking RM, Chen CS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2009; 106(25):10097-102.
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High-throughput measurements of hydrogel tissue construct mechanics. Marquez JP, Legant W, Lam V, Cayemberg A, Elson E, Wakatsuki T. Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods. 2009; 15(2):181-90.
<2008
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Microfabricated post-array-detectors (mPADs): an approach to isolate mechanical forces. Desai R, Yang M, Sniadecki N, Legant W, Chen C. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE. 2007; (7):311.