| Cytotoxic T cells use mechanical force to potentiate target cell killing R Basu, BM Whitlock, J Husson, A Le Floc’h, W Jin, A Oyler-Yaniv, ... Cell 165 (1), 100-110, 2016 | 450 | 2016 |
| Nonmuscle myosin IIA-dependent force inhibits cell spreading and drives F-actin flow Y Cai, N Biais, G Giannone, M Tanase, G Jiang, JM Hofman, CH Wiggins, ... Biophysical journal 91 (10), 3907-3920, 2006 | 384 | 2006 |
| Integrin-dependent force transmission to the extracellular matrix by α-actinin triggers adhesion maturation P Roca-Cusachs, A Del Rio, E Puklin-Faucher, NC Gauthier, N Biais, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (15), E1361-E1370, 2013 | 334 | 2013 |
| Mechanotransduction: use the force (s) EK Paluch, CM Nelson, N Biais, B Fabry, J Moeller, BL Pruitt, C Wollnik, ... BMC biology 13, 1-14, 2015 | 304 | 2015 |
| Obstruction of pilus retraction stimulates bacterial surface sensing CK Ellison, J Kan, RS Dillard, DT Kysela, A Ducret, C Berne, CM Hampton, ... Science 358 (6362), 535-538, 2017 | 281 | 2017 |
| Retraction of DNA-bound type IV competence pili initiates DNA uptake during natural transformation in Vibrio cholerae CK Ellison, TN Dalia, A Vidal Ceballos, JCY Wang, N Biais, YV Brun, ... Nature microbiology 3 (7), 773-780, 2018 | 259 | 2018 |
| Cytoskeletal coherence requires myosin-IIA contractility Y Cai, O Rossier, NC Gauthier, N Biais, MA Fardin, X Zhang, LW Miller, ... Journal of cell science 123 (3), 413-423, 2010 | 217 | 2010 |
| Magnetic tweezers in cell biology M Tanase, N Biais, M Sheetz Methods in cell biology 83, 473-493, 2007 | 195 | 2007 |
| Cooperative retraction of bundled type IV pili enables nanonewton force generation N Biais, B Ladoux, D Higashi, M So, M Sheetz PLoS biology 6 (4), e87, 2008 | 185 | 2008 |
| Force-dependent polymorphism in type IV pili reveals hidden epitopes N Biais, DL Higashi, J Brujić, M So, MP Sheetz Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (25), 11358-11363, 2010 | 150 | 2010 |
| Force generated by actomyosin contraction builds bridges between adhesive contacts OM Rossier, N Gauthier, N Biais, W Vonnegut, MA Fardin, P Avigan, ... The EMBO journal 29 (6), 1055-1068, 2010 | 137 | 2010 |
| Traction on immobilized netrin-1 is sufficient to reorient axons SW Moore, N Biais, MP Sheetz Science 325 (5937), 166-166, 2009 | 105 | 2009 |
| c-di-GMP modulates type IV MSHA pilus retraction and surface attachment in Vibrio cholerae KA Floyd, CK Lee, W Xian, M Nametalla, A Valentine, B Crair, S Zhu, ... Nature communications 11 (1), 1549, 2020 | 87 | 2020 |
| Magnetic micropillars as a tool to govern substrate deformations J Le Digabel, N Biais, J Fresnais, JF Berret, P Hersen, B Ladoux Lab on a Chip 11 (15), 2630-2636, 2011 | 78 | 2011 |
| Filamin depletion blocks endoplasmic spreading and destabilizes force-bearing adhesions CD Lynch, NC Gauthier, N Biais, AM Lazar, P Roca-Cusachs, CH Yu, ... Molecular biology of the cell 22 (8), 1263-1273, 2011 | 77 | 2011 |
| The Vibrio cholerae Minor Pilin TcpB Initiates Assembly and Retraction of the Toxin-Coregulated Pilus D Ng, T Harn, T Altindal, S Kolappan, JM Marles, R Lala, I Spielman, ... PLoS pathogens 12 (12), e1006109, 2016 | 71 | 2016 |
| Retraction of DNA-bound type IV competence pili initiates DNA uptake during natural transformation in Vibrio cholerae. Nat Microbiol 3: 773–780 CK Ellison, TN Dalia, A Vidal Ceballos, JC Wang, N Biais, YV Brun, ... doi. org/10.1038/s41564-018-0174-y, 2018 | 63 | 2018 |
| PilT and PilU are homohexameric ATPases that coordinate to retract type IVa pili JL Chlebek, HQ Hughes, AS Ratkiewicz, R Rayyan, JCY Wang, BE Herrin, ... PLoS genetics 15 (10), e1008448, 2019 | 58 | 2019 |
| Functional analysis of an unusual type IV pilus in the Gram‐positive Streptococcus sanguinis I Gurung, I Spielman, MR Davies, R Lala, P Gaustad, N Biais, V Pelicic Molecular microbiology 99 (2), 380-392, 2016 | 58 | 2016 |
| A bifunctional ATPase drives tad pilus extension and retraction CK Ellison, J Kan, JL Chlebek, KR Hummels, G Panis, PH Viollier, N Biais, ... Science advances 5 (12), eaay2591, 2019 | 56 | 2019 |
