Recent Books and Chapters
Cryo-electron Tomography
A Journey from Sample Preparation to Data Mining
Edited by Hanein D, Volkmann N. Elsevier. 1st Ed. (2025)
ISBN:9780443188299
Cryo-Electron Microscopy in Structural Biology: From Structural Insights to Tomography and Drug Discovery
Edited by Appasani K.
Chapter 32: Functional Studies of actin cytoskeleton by cryogenic electron tomography
Hanein D, Volkmann N. CRC Press (2024)
2024 Journal Articles
Optimizing Transmembrane Protein Assemblies in Nanodiscs for Structural Studies: A Comprehensive Manual
Vilela, F., Sauvanet, C., Bezault, A., Volkmann, N. and Hanein, D. Bio-protocol. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.5099
The GoldX Fiducial Eraser
Van Blerkom P, Bezault A, Sauvanet C, Hanein D, Volkmann N. Int J Mol Sci. (2024)
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms25137442/
CryoEM workflow acceleration with Feret signatures
Nottelet P, Xu XP, Van Blerkom P, Hanein D, Volkmann N. Int J Mol Sci. (2024)
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147593/
Building momentum through networks: Bioimaging across the Americas
De Niz M, Escobedo Garcia R, Terán Ramirez C, Pakowski Y, Abonza Y, Bialy N, Orr V, Olivera A, et al. J Microsc. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.13318/
High-resolution yeast actin structures indicate the molecular mechanism of actin filament stiffening by cations
Xu XP, Cao W, Swift MF, Pandit NG, Huehn AE, Sindelar CV, De La Cruz EM, Hanein D, Volkmann N. Commun Chem. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-024-01243-x
2022 Journal Articles
Morphological control enables nanometer-scale dissection of cell-cell signaling complexes
Dow LP, Gaietta G, Kaufman Y, Swift MF, Lemos M, Lane K, Hopcroft M, Bezault A, Sauvanet C, Volkmann N, Pruitt BL, Hanein D. Nat Commun. (2022)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36539423/
Novel cryo-tomography workflow reveals nanometer-scale responses of epithelial cells to matrix stiffness and dimensionality
Gaietta G, Kai F, Swift MF, Weaver VM, Volkmann N, Hanein D. Mol Biol Cell. (2022)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36287913/
MEPSi: A tool for simulating tomograms of membrane-embedded proteins
Rodríguez de Francisco B, Bezault A, Xu XP, Hanein D, Volkmann N. J Struct Biol. (2022)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36372192/
Characterization of heterogeneity in nanodisc samples using Feret signatures
Vilela F, Bezault A, Rodriguez de Francisco B, Sauvanet C, Xu XP, Swift MF, Yao Y, Marrasi FM, Hanein D, Volkmann N. J Struct Biol. (2022)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36332745/
Novel ACE2 nanoparticles universally block SARS-CoV-2 variants in the human respiratory tract
Sauvanet C, Lemos M, Bezault A, de Francisco B, Chan M, Hui K, Ng K, Nicholls J, Volkmann N, Hanein D. [preprint]. 2022 May. doi: 10.1101/2022.05.05.490805
ECM dimensionality tunes actin tension to modulate endoplasmic reticulum function and spheroid phenotypes of mammary epithelial cells
Kai F, Ou G, Tourdot RW, Stashko C, Gaietta G, Swift MF, Volkmann N, Long AF, Han Y, Huang HH, Northey JJ, Leidal AM, Viasnoff V, Bryant DM, Guo W, Wiita AP, Guo M, Dumont S, Hanein D, Radhakrishnan R, Weaver VM. EMBO J. (2022)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35880301/
The complexin C-terminal amphipathic helix stabilizes the fusion pore open state by sculpting membranes
Courtney KC, Wu L, Mandal T, Swift M, Zhang Z, Alaghemandi M, Wu Z, Bradberry MM, Deo C, Lavis LD, Volkmann N, Hanein D, Cui Q, Bao H, Chapman ER. Nat Struct Mol Biol. (2022)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35132256/
2021 Journal Articles
Rapid tool for cell nanoarchitecture integrity assessment
Gaietta G, Swift MF, Volkmann, N and Hanein D. J Struct Biol. (2021)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34582983/
The Actomyosin interface contains an evolutionary conserved core and an ancillary interface involved in specificity
Robert-Paganin J, Xu XP, Swift MF, Auguin D, Robblee JP, Lu H, Fagnant PM, Krementsova EB, Trybus KM, Houdusse A, Volkmann N, and Hanein D. Nat Commun. (2021)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33767187/
2020 Journal Articles
Structural basis of αE-catenin-F-actin catch bond behavior
Xu XP, Pokutta S, Torres M, Swift MF, Hanein D, Volkmann N, Weis WI. eLife. (2020)
https://elifesciences.org/articles/60878
Factor VIII exhibits chaperone-dependent and glucose-regulated reversible amyloid formation in the endoplasmic reticulum
Poothong J, Pottekat A, Siriin M, Campos AR, Paton AW, Paton JC, Lagunas-Acosta J, Chen Z, Swift M, Volkmann N, Hanein D, Yong J, Kaufman RJ. Blood. (2020)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32128578/
2019 Journal Articles
Biophysical Characterization of a Nanodisc with and without BAX: An Integrative Study Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Cryo-EM
López CA, Swift MF, Xu XP, Hanein D, Volkmann N, Gnanakaran S. Structure. (2019)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30982634/
Extracellular matrix micropatterning technology for whole cell cryogenic electron microscopy studies
Engel L, Gaietta G, Dow LG, Swift MF, Pardon G, Volkmann N, Weis WI, Hanein D, Pruitt BL. J Micromech Microeng. (2019)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32879557/
Electron cryo-tomography of vestibular hair-cell stereocilia
Metlagel Z, Krey JF, Song J, Swift MF, Tivol WJ, Dumont RA, Thai J, Chang A, Seifikar H, Volkmann N, Hanein D, Barr-Gillespie PG, Auer M. J Struct Biol. (2019)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30822456/
High Rac1 activity is functionally translated into cytosolic structures with unique nanoscale cytoskeletal architecture.
Marston DJ, Anderson KL, Swift MF, Rougie M, Page C, Hahn KM, Volkmann N, Hanein D. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. (2019)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30630946/
2018 Journal Articles
Does self-organized criticality drive leading edge protrusion?
Anderson KL, Swift MF, Hanein D, Volkmann N. Biophys Rev. (2018)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30448941/
Local Tension on Talin in Focal Adhesions Correlates with F-Actin Alignment at the Nanometer Scale
Kumar A, Anderson KL, Swift MF, Hanein D, Volkmann N, Schwartz MA. Biophys J. (2018)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30274833/
Matrix vesicles from chondrocytes and osteoblasts: Their biogenesis, properties, functions and biomimetic models
Bottini M, Mebarek S, Anderson KL, Strzelecka-Kiliszek A, Bozycki L, Simão AMS, Bolean M, Ciancaglini P, Pikula JB, Pikula S, Magne D, Volkmann N, Hanein D, Millán JL, Buchet R. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj. (2018)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29108957/
Conformational Equilibrium of Human Platelet Integrin Investigated by Three-Dimensional Electron Cryo-Microscopy
Hanein D, Volkmann N. Subcell Biochem. (2018)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29464566/
Marker-free method for accurate alignment between correlated light, cryo-light, and electron cryo-microscopy data using sample support features
Anderson KL, Page C, Swift MF, Hanein D, Volkmann N. J Struct Biol. (2018)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5748349/
