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Marko Kaksonen is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Their research spans primarily the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with focused contributions in several subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Biophysics.

The main research topics addressed by Kaksonen include:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Lipid membrane structure and behavior
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Force microscopy techniques and applications
  • Retinal development and disorders
  • Cellular mechanics and interactions
  • Advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques

Kaksonen has published several papers, among the recent notable ones are:

  • Clathrin coats partially preassemble and subsequently bend during endocytosis, 2022, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • An autoinhibitory clamp of actin assembly constrains and directs synaptic endocytosis, 2021, eLife
  • The cellular slime mold Fonticula alba forms a dynamic, multicellular collective while feeding on bacteria, 2022, Current Biology
  • Spatio-temporal regulation of endocytic protein assembly by SH3 domains in yeast, 2023, Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • Superresolution microscopy reveals partial preassembly and subsequent bending of the clathrin coat during endocytosis, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The venues where Kaksonen frequently publishes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • The Journal of Cell Biology
  • Current Biology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their frequent collaborators reflect ongoing partnerships in the research community and include:

  • Andrea Picco
  • Christopher P. Toret
  • Markus Mund
  • Daniel R. Hummel
  • Alphée Michelot

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of clathrin-mediated endocytosis.

    Marko Kaksonen;Aurélien Roux

  • Harnessing actin dynamics for clathrin-mediated endocytosis

    Marko Kaksonen;Christopher P. Toret;David G. Drubin

  • A Modular Design for the Clathrin- and Actin-Mediated Endocytosis Machinery

    Marko Kaksonen;Christopher P. Toret;David G. Drubin

  • A pathway for association of receptors, adaptors, and actin during endocytic internalization.

    Marko Kaksonen;Yidi Sun;David G. Drubin

  • Correlated fluorescence and 3D electron microscopy with high sensitivity and spatial precision

    Wanda Kukulski;Martin Schorb;Sonja Welsch;Andrea Picco

  • Plasma membrane reshaping during endocytosis is revealed by time-resolved electron tomography.

    Wanda Kukulski;Martin Schorb;Marko Kaksonen;John A.G. Briggs

  • Interactome map uncovers phosphatidylserine transport by oxysterol-binding proteins

    Kenji Maeda;Kanchan Anand;Kanchan Anand;Antonella Chiapparino;Arun Kumar

  • Cortactin-Src Kinase Signaling Pathway Is Involved in N-syndecan-dependent Neurite Outgrowth

    Tarja Kinnunen;Marko Kaksonen;Juhani Saarinen;Nisse Kalkkinen

  • Transgenic expression of syndecan-1 uncovers a physiological control of feeding behavior by syndecan-3.

    Ofer Reizes;John Lincecum;Zihua Wang;Olga Goldberger

  • RNA Clamping by Vasa Assembles a piRNA Amplifier Complex on Transposon Transcripts

    Jordi Xiol;Pietro Spinelli;Maike A. Laussmann;David Homolka

  • Endocytic sites mature by continuous bending and remodeling of the clathrin coat

    Ori Avinoam;Martin Schorb;Carsten J. Beese;John A. G. Briggs

  • Endocytic vesicle scission by lipid phase boundary forces.

    Jian Liu;Marko Kaksonen;David G. Drubin;George Oster

  • Association of cortactin with dynamic actin in lamellipodia and on endosomal vesicles.

    M. Kaksonen;H.B. Peng;H. Rauvala

  • Heparin-binding proteins HB-GAM (pleiotrophin) and amphoterin in the regulation of cell motility.

    Heikki Rauvala;Henri J. Huttunen;Carole Fages;Marko Kaksonen

  • Systematic Nanoscale Analysis of Endocytosis Links Efficient Vesicle Formation to Patterned Actin Nucleation.

    Markus Mund;Johannes Albertus van der Beek;Joran Deschamps;Serge Dmitrieff

  • Syndecan-3-deficient mice exhibit enhanced LTP and impaired hippocampus-dependent memory

    Marko Kaksonen;Ivan Pavlov;Vootele Võikar;Sari E. Lauri

  • Spatial dynamics of receptor-mediated endocytic trafficking in budding yeast revealed by using fluorescent α-factor derivatives

    Junko Y. Toshima;Jiro Toshima;Marko Kaksonen;Adam C. Martin

  • Osteoblast Recruitment and Bone Formation Enhanced by Cell Matrix–associated Heparin-binding Growth-associated Molecule (HB-GAM)

    Shinji Imai;Marko Kaksonen;Erkki Raulo;Tarja K. Kinnunen

  • A systematic screen for protein–lipid interactions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Oriol Gallego;Matthew J Betts;Jelena Gvozdenovic‐Jeremic;Kenji Maeda

  • PtdIns(4,5)P2 turnover is required for multiple stages during clathrin- and actin-dependent endocytic internalization.

    Yidi Sun;Susheela Carroll;Marko Kaksonen;Junko Y. Toshima

Frequent Co-Authors

Heikki Rauvala
Heikki Rauvala University of Helsinki
David G. Drubin
David G. Drubin University of California, Berkeley
John A. G. Briggs
John A. G. Briggs MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
François Nédélec
François Nédélec University of Cambridge
Anne-Claude Gavin
Anne-Claude Gavin University of Geneva
Vladimir Rybin
Vladimir Rybin European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Tomi Taira
Tomi Taira University of Helsinki
Sari E. Lauri
Sari E. Lauri University of Helsinki
Peer Bork
Peer Bork European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Robert B. Russell
Robert B. Russell Heidelberg University

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