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    S. no. Title Authors Citation First author Publication Year Date DOI
    1

    Physical Principles of Size and Frequency Scaling of Active Cytoskeletal Spirals

    Soni A., Yadav S.A., Athale C.A.

    arxiv cond-mat -> arXiv:2508.10114.

    Soni Aman

    ArXiV

    submitted

    submitted

    https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2508.10114

    2
    Coin-tossing by Kinesin-1 Head and Tail Binding Collectively Drives Microtubule Patterns
    Basu J, Singh K, Jannasch A and Athale CA
    2025.08.18.670853

    Basu Jashaswi
    BioRXiV
    submitted
    submitted
    https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.18.670853

    Peer-reviewed publications

    S. no. Title Authors Citation First author Publication Year Date DOI
    1

    Mechanics of Escherichia coli cell width homeostasis and bulge dynamics from MreB and septum inhibition

    Kale T, Dasgupta R, Inamdar MM, Athale CA.

    Mol Biol Cell. 2025 Aug 28:mbcE24120543. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E24-12-0543. Online ahead of print.

    Kale Tanvi

    Mol Biol Cell

    2025

    2025/08/28

    10.1091/mbc.E24-12-0543

    2

    Classification of first embryonic division stages of multiple Caenorhabditis species by deep learning

    Khatri D, Negi P, Athale CA.

    NPJ Syst Biol Appl. 2025 Aug 23;11(1):97. doi: 10.1038/s41540-025-00566-2.

    Khatri Dhruv

    NPJ Syst Biol Appl

    2025

    2025/08/23

    10.1038/s41540-025-00566-2

    3

    Translational Enhancer Based Amplification of Toehold Sensors (TacToe) for Improved Sensitivity and Speed of Viral RNA Detection

    Kale T, Pednekar R, Cazaux SM, Letelier VF, Vigar JRJ, Federici F, Pardee K, Athale CA.

    ACS Synth Biol. 2025 Jun 20;14(6):1920-1930. doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.4c00861. Epub 2025 May 29.

    Kale Tanvi

    ACS Synth Biol

    2025

    2025/05/29

    10.1021/acssynbio.4c00861

    4

    Physical effects of crowdant size and concentration on collective microtubule polymerization

    Basu J, Soni A, Athale CA.

    Biophys J. 2025 Mar 4;124(5):789-806. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2025.01.020. Epub 2025 Jan 29.

    Basu Jashaswi

    Biophys J

    2025

    2025/01/31

    10.1016/j.bpj.2025.01.020

    5

    KnotResolver: tracking self-intersecting filaments in microscopy using directed graphs

    Khatri D, Yadav SA, Athale CA.

    Bioinformatics. 2024 Sep 2;40(9):btae538. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btae538. and ArXiV

    Khatri Dhruv

    Bioinformatics

    2024

    2024/09/03

    10.1093/bioinformatics/btae538

    6

    Collective effect of Vigna sp. (mung) tubulin GTP hydrolysis rate divergence on microtubule filament assembly

    Basu J, Athale CA.

    Cytoskeleton (Hoboken). 2025 Apr;82(4):242-259. doi: 10.1002/cm.21923. Epub 2024 Sep 2.

    Basu Jashaswi

    Cytoskeleton (Hoboken)

    2025

    2024/09/02

    10.1002/cm.21923

    7

    Quantification of cell shape, intracellular flows and transport based on DIC object detection and tracking

    Kale T, Khatri D, Basu J, Yadav SA, Athale CA.

    J Microsc. 2024 Nov;296(2):162-168. doi: 10.1111/jmi.13295. Epub 2024 Apr 4.

    Kale Tanvi

    J Microsc

    2024

    2024/04/04

    10.1111/jmi.13295

    8

    Wave-like oscillations of clamped microtubules driven by collective dynein transport

    Yadav SA, Khatri D, Soni A, Khetan N, Athale CA.

    Biophys J. 2024 Feb 20;123(4):509-524. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2024.01.016. Epub 2024 Jan 22.

    Yadav Shivani A.

    Biophys J

    2024

    2024/01/23

    10.1016/j.bpj.2024.01.016

    9

    Allometry ofEscherichia colisurface area with volume: effect of size variability, filamentation and division dynamics

    Kale T, Khatri D, Athale CA.

    Phys Biol. 2023 Jun 20;20(4). doi: 10.1088/1478-3975/acdcda.

    Kale Tanvi

    Phys Biol

    2023

    2023/06/08

    10.1088/1478-3975/acdcda

    10

    Evolutionary divergence of anaphase spindle mechanics in nematode embryos constrained by antagonistic pulling and viscous forces

    Khatri D, Brugière T, Athale CA, Delattre M.

    Mol Biol Cell. 2022 May 15;33(6):ar61. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E21-10-0532. Epub 2022 Mar 2.

    Khatri Dhruv

    Mol Biol Cell

    2022

    2022/03/02

    10.1091/mbc.E21-10-0532

    11

    Polymerization kinetics of tubulin from mung seedlings modeled as a competition between nucleation and GTP-hydrolysis rates

    Jain K, Basu J, Roy M, Yadav J, Patil S, Athale CA.

    Cytoskeleton (Hoboken). 2021 Sep;78(9):436-447. doi: 10.1002/cm.21694. Epub 2022 Mar 8.

    Jain Kunalika

    Cytoskeleton (Hoboken)

    2021

    2022/03/02

    10.1002/cm.21694

    12

    Self-organized optimal packing of kinesin-5-driven microtubule asters scales with cell size

    Khetan N, Pruliere G, Hebras C, Chenevert J, Athale CA.

    J Cell Sci. 2021 May 15;134(10):jcs257543. doi: 10.1242/jcs.257543. Epub 2021 Jun 3.

    Khetan Neha

    J Cell Sci

    2021

    2021/06/03

    10.1242/jcs.257543

    13

    Collective dynein transport of the nucleus by pulling on astral microtubules during Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitosis

    Jain K, Khetan N, Yadav SA, Palani S, Athale CA.

    Yeast. 2021 Jun;38(6):352-366. doi: 10.1002/yea.3552. Epub 2021 Feb 27.

    Jain Kunalika

    Yeast

    2021

    2021/02/06

    10.1002/yea.3552

    14

    Quantifying Intracellular Particle Flows by DIC Object Tracking

    Chaphalkar AR, Jawale YK, Khatri D, Athale CA.

    Biophys J. 2021 Feb 2;120(3):393-401. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.12.013. Epub 2021 Jan 11.

    Chaphalkar Anushree R.

    Biophys J

    2021

    2020/12/28

    10.1016/j.bpj.2020.12.013

    15

    Aster swarming by symmetry breaking of cortical dynein transport and coupling kinesins

    Khetan N, Athale CA.

    Soft Matter. 2020 Sep 30;16(37):8554-8564. doi: 10.1039/d0sm01086c.

    Khetan Neha

    Soft Matter

    2020

    2020/08/26

    10.1039/d0sm01086c

    16

    Modeling the tunability of the dual-feedback genetic oscillator

    Joshi YJ, Jawale YK, Athale CA.

    Phys Rev E. 2020 Jan;101(1-1):012417. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.101.012417.

    Joshi Yash J

    Phys Rev E

    2020

    2020/02/20

    10.1103/PhysRevE.101.012417

    17

    Collective effects of yeast cytoplasmic dynein based microtubule transport

    Jain K , Khetan N , Athale CA .

    Soft Matter. 2019 Feb 13;15(7):1571-1581. doi: 10.1039/c8sm01434e.

    Jain Kunalika

    Soft Matter

    2019

    2019/01/22

    10.1039/c8sm01434e

    18

    Open Source 3D-printed focussing mechanism for cellphone-based cellular microscopy

    Jawale YK, Rapol U, Athale CA.

    J Microsc. 2019 Feb;273(2):105-114. doi: 10.1111/jmi.12765. Epub 2018 Nov 12.

    Jawale Yash K

    J Microsc

    2019

    2018/11/13

    10.1111/jmi.12765

    19

    Role of spatial inhomogenity in GPCR dimerisation predicted by receptor association-diffusion models

    Deshpande SA, Pawar AB, Dighe A, Athale CA, Sengupta D.

    Phys Biol. 2017 May 23;14(3):036002. doi: 10.1088/1478-3975/aa6b68.

    Deshpande Sneha A

    Phys Biol

    2017

    2017/05/24

    10.1088/1478-3975/aa6b68

    20

    Threshold effect of growth rate on population variability of Escherichia coli cell lengths

    Gangan MS, Athale CA.

    R Soc Open Sci. 2017 Feb 22;4(2):160417. doi: 10.1098/rsos.160417. eCollection 2017 Feb.

    Gangan Manasi S

    R Soc Open Sci

    2017

    2017/04/08

    10.1098/rsos.160417

    21

    Automated Multi-Peak Tracking Kymography (AMTraK): A Tool to Quantify Sub-Cellular Dynamics with Sub-Pixel Accuracy

    Chaphalkar AR, Jain K, Gangan MS, Athale CA.

    PLoS One. 2016 Dec 19;11(12):e0167620. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167620. eCollection 2016.

    Chaphalkar Anushree R

    PLoS One

    2016

    2016/12/20

    10.1371/journal.pone.0167620

    22

    A Motor-Gradient and Clustering Model of the Centripetal Motility of MTOCs in Meiosis I of Mouse Oocytes

    Khetan N, Athale CA.

    PLoS Comput Biol. 2016 Oct 5;12(10):e1005102. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005102. eCollection 2016 Oct.

    Khetan Neha

    PLoS Comput Biol

    2016

    2016/10/06

    10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005102

    23

    What can simulations tell us about GPCRs: Integrating the scales

    Sengupta D, Joshi M, Athale CA, Chattopadhyay A.

    Methods Cell Biol. 2016;132:429-52. doi: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2015.11.007. Epub 2015 Dec 24.

    Sengupta Durba

    Methods Cell Biol

    2016

    2016/03/02

    10.1016/bs.mcb.2015.11.007

    24

    Thermodynamic and kinetic characterization of transmembrane helix association

    Pawar AB, Deshpande SA, Gopal SM, Wassenaar TA, Athale CA, Sengupta D.

    Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2015 Jan 14;17(2):1390-8. doi: 10.1039/c4cp03732d. Epub 2014 Nov 26.

    Pawar Aiswarya B

    Phys Chem Chem Phys

    2015

    2014/11/27

    10.1039/c4cp03732d

    25

    Collective behavior of minus-ended motors in mitotic microtubule asters gliding toward DNA

    Athale CA, Dinarina A, Nedelec F, Karsenti E.

    Phys Biol. 2014 Feb;11(1):016008. doi: 10.1088/1478-3975/11/1/016008. Epub 2014 Jan 29.

    Athale Chaitanya A

    Phys Biol

    2014

    2014/01/31

    10.1088/1478-3975/11/1/016008

    26

    Spatial and temporal sensing limits of microtubule polarization in neuronal growth cones by intracellular gradients and forces

    Mahajan S, Athale CA.

    Biophys J. 2012 Dec 19;103(12):2432-45. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.10.021. Epub 2012 Dec 18.

    Mahajan Saurabh

    Biophys J

    2012

    2012/12/25

    10.1016/j.bpj.2012.10.021

    27

    Population length variability and nucleoid numbers in Escherichia coli

    Athale CA, Chaudhari H.

    Bioinformatics. 2011 Nov 1;27(21):2944-8. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btr501. Epub 2011 Sep 19.

    Athale Chaitanya A

    Bioinformatics

    2011

    2011/09/21

    10.1093/bioinformatics/btr501

    28

    Regulation of microtubule dynamics by reaction cascades around chromosomes

    Athale CA, Dinarina A, Mora-Coral M, Pugieux C, Nedelec F, Karsenti E.

    Science. 2008 Nov 21;322(5905):1243-7. doi: 10.1126/science.1161820. Epub 2008 Oct 23.

    Athale Chaitanya A

    Science

    2008

    2008/10/25

    10.1126/science.1161820

    29

    Development of a three-dimensional multiscale agent-based tumor model: simulating gene-protein interaction profiles, cell phenotypes and multicellular patterns in brain cancer

    Zhang L, Athale CA, Deisboeck TS.

    J Theor Biol. 2007 Jan 7;244(1):96-107. doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.06.034. Epub 2006 Jul 27.

    Zhang Le

    J Theor Biol

    2007

    2006/09/05

    10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.06.034

    30

    The effects of EGF-receptor density on multiscale tumor growth patterns

    Athale CA, Deisboeck TS.

    J Theor Biol. 2006 Feb 21;238(4):771-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.06.029. Epub 2005 Aug 26.

    Athale Chaitanya A

    J Theor Biol

    2006

    2005/08/30

    10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.06.029

    31

    Inferring a system model of subcellular topoisomerase II beta localization dynamics

    Athale CA, Christensen MO, Eils R, Boege F, Mielke C.

    OMICS. 2004 Summer;8(2):167-75. doi: 10.1089/1536231041388339.

    Athale Chaitanya A

    OMICS

    2004

    2004/07/23

    10.1089/1536231041388339


    Last updated: 02-Sep-2025