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Preprints

Mechanically-induced Septin Networks Protect Nuclear Integrity
Margaret E. Utgaard, Alexia Caillier, Shreya Chandrasekar, Joseph J. Tidei, Harikrushnan Balasubramanian, Rachel M. Lee, Owen Puls, Satya Khuon, Jesse Aaron, Teng-Leong Chew, Jordan R. Beach, Patrick W. Oakes
bioRxiv · 2026 · Preprint
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Cell contractility-induced mechanical stress triggers eIF2α-regulated translation during early adhesion of mesenchymal-like cells
Alexia Caillier, Mathilde Lavigne, Jonathan Bergeman, Nadine Morin, Félix Rondeau, Juliette Gouhier, Benjamin Trudel, Jean-Philippe Lambert, Rachid Mazrouï, François Bordeleau, Marc-Étienne Huot
bioRxiv · 2026 · Preprint
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Peer-reviewed publications

2026

Double Sided Traction Force Microscopy: A Method to Confine Cells for Physiologically Relevant Force Measurements
Alexia Caillier, Patrick W. Oakes
Cytoskeleton (2026)
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2024

Principles and regulation of mechanosensing
Stefano Sala*, Alexia Caillier*, Patrick W. Oakes
Journal of Cell Science (2024) *Equal contribution
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T cells use focal adhesions to pull themselves through confined environments
Alexia Caillier, David Oleksyn, Deborah J. Fowell, Jim Miller, Patrick W. Oakes
Journal of Cell Biology (2024)
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Machine learning interpretable models of cell mechanics from protein images
Matthew S. Schmitt*, Jonathan Colen*, Stefano Sala, John Devany, Shailaja Seetharaman, Alexia Caillier, Margaret L. Gardel, Patrick W. Oakes, Vincenzo Vitelli
Cell (2024)
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2020

Adenoviral protein E4orf4 interacts with the polarity protein Par3 to induce nuclear rupture and tumor cell death
Claire Dziengelewski*, Marc-Antoine Rodrigue*, Alexia Caillier, Kévin Jacquet, Marie-Chloé Boulanger, Jonathan Bergeman, Margit Fuchs, Herman Lambert, Patrick Laprise, Darren E. Richard, Frédéric Bordeleau, Marc-Étienne Huot, Jean-Nicolas Lavoie
Journal of Cell Biology (2020)
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2016

Localized translation regulates cell adhesion and transendothelial migration
Jonathan Bergeman, Alexia Caillier, François Houle, Laurence M. Gagné, Marc-Étienne Huot
Journal of Cell Science (2016)
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