Sackmann Group

Prof. Dr. Erich Sackmann

Physics of the cell. Exploration of the interactive control of material propertiesof cells by signal molecules and mutations. Main topics: Composite membrane microstructure and functions; mesoscale viscoelasticity and plasticity of cells; physics of cell shape changes; actin-microtubule cross talk. Control of cell adhesion by interplay of specific and generic interfacial forces membrane elasticity and actin-microtubule crosstalk. Transient generation of local and global reaction spaces in membranes by lateral phase separation and actin gel reorgansiation.