Publications

Regulation of cellular contractile force, shape and migration of fibroblasts by oncogenes andhistone deacetylase 6
Ana L ́opez-Guajardo, Azeer Zafar, Khairat Al Hennawi, Valentina Rossi, Abdulaziz Alrwaili, Jessica D. Medcalf, Mark Dunning, Niklas Nordgren, Torbj ̈orn Pettersson, Ian D. Estabrook, Rhoda J. Hawkins and Annica K. B. Gad. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. (2023)

The role of actin and myosin II in the cell cortex of adhered and suspended cells
DAD Flormann, KH Kaub, D Vesperini, M Schu, C Anton, MO Pohland, L Kainka, G Montalvo Bereau, A Janshoff, RJ Hawkins, E Terriac, F Lautenschläger bioRxiv (2021) 

Atomic force microscopy reveals the mechanical properties of breast cancer bone metastases (PDF, 3.4MB)
Xinyue Chen, Russell Hughes, Nic Mullin, Rhoda J Hawkins, Ingunn Holen, Nicola J Brown and Jamie K Hobbs Nanoscale 13 (2021) 18237-18246

Calculation of the force field required for nucleus deformation during cell migration through constrictions
Ian D Estabrook, Hawa Racine Thiam, Matthieu Piel and Rhoda J Hawkins PLOS Computational Biology 17(5) (2021) e1008592 

Osteoblast-derived paracrine and juxtacrine signals protect disseminated breast cancer cells from stress
Russell Hughes, Xinyue Chen, Natasha Cowley, Penelope D Ottewell, Rhoda J Hawkins, Keith D Hunter, Jamie K Hobbs, Nicola J Brown and Ingunn Holen Cancers 13, (2021) 1366

Modelling cytoskeletal transport by clusters of non-processive molecular motors with limited binding sites
Naruemon Rueangkham, Ian D Estabrook and Rhoda J Hawkins Royal Society Open Science 7 (2020) 200527 

Mechanical heterogeneity in the bone microenvironment as characterized by atomic force microscopy
Xinyue Chen, Russell Hughes, Nic Mullin, Rhoda J Hawkins, Ingunn Holen, Nicola J Brown and Jamie K Hobbs Biophysical Journal (2020) 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.06.026

Do migrating cells need a nucleus?
Rhoda J Hawkins Journal of Cell Biology (2018) jcb.201802054

Instabilities, motion and deformation of active fluid droplets (PDF, 1.1MB)
Carl A Whitfield and Rhoda J Hawkins New Journal of Physics 18 (2016) 123016

Immersed boundary simulations of active fluid droplets (PDF, 5.6MB)
Carl A Whitfield and Rhoda J Hawkins PLOS ONE 11(9) (2016) e0162474

Physical role for the nucleus in cell migration (PDF, 1.4MB)
A Fruleux and RJ Hawkins Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 28 (2016) 363002

Spontaneous motility of passive emulsion droplets in polar active gels (PDF, 4MB)
G De Magistris, A Tiribocchi, CA Whitfield, RJ Hawkins, ME Cates and D Marenduzzo Soft Matter 10 (2014) 7826-7837

Stress reorganisation and response in active solids (PDF, 182KB)
Rhoda J Hawkins and Tanniemola B Liverpool Physical Review Letters 113 (2014) 028102

Active polar fluid flow in finite droplets (PDF, 1.9MB)
Carl A Whitfield, Davide Marenduzzo, Raphael Voituriez and Rhoda J Hawkins European Physical Journal E 37 (2014) 8

Evidence of a large-scale mechanosensing mechanism for cellular adaptation to substrate stiffness (PDF, 2.2MB)
Lea Trichet, Jimmy Le Digabel, Rhoda J Hawkins, Sri Ram Krishna Vedula, Mukund Gupta, Claire Ribrault, Pascal Hersen, Raphael Voituriez and Benoit Ladoux PNAS 109(18) (2012) 6933-6938

Analysis of a non local model for spontaneous cell polarisation (PDF, 1,017MB)
Vincent Calvez, Rhoda J. Hawkins, Nicolas Meunier, Raphael Voituriez SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics 72 (2012) 594-622

Spontaneous contractility-mediated cortical flow generates cell migration in 3-dimensional environments (PDF, 748MB)
Rhoda J Hawkins, Renaud Poincloux, Olivier Benichou, Matthieu Piel, Philippe Chavrier and Raphael Voituriez Biophysical Journal 101 (2011) 1041

Model for the orientational ordering of the plant microtubule cortical array (PDF, 307MB)
Rhoda J Hawkins, Simon H Tindemans and Bela M Mulder Physical Review E 82 (2010) 011911

Survival of the aligned: ordering of the plant cortical microtubule array (PDF, 322KB)
Simon H Tindemans, Rhoda J Hawkins, and Bela M Mulder Physical Review Letters 104 (2010) 058103

Mechanisms of cell motion in confined geometries (PDF, 268KB)
Rhoda J Hawkins and Raphael Voituriez Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena 5 (2010) 84-105

Rebuilding cytoskeleton roads: Active-transport-induced polarization of cells (PDF, 209KB)
Rhoda J Hawkins, Olivier Benichou, Matthieu Piel and Raphael Voituriez Physical Review E 80 (2009) 040903(R)

Pushing off the walls: a mechanism of cell motility in confinement (PDF, 271KB)
RJ Hawkins, M Piel, G Faure-Andre, AM Lennon-Dumenil, JF Joanny, J Prost and R Voituriez Physical Review Letters 102 (2009) 058103

Structures of smooth muscle myosin and heavy meromyosin in the folded, shutdown state (PDF, 1.5MB)
SA Burgess, S Yu, ML Walker, RJ Hawkins, JM Chalovich and PJ Knight Journal of Molecular Biology 372 (2007) 1165-1178

Coupling of global and local vibrational modes in dynamic allostery of proteins (PDF, 165KB)
Rhoda J Hawkins and Tom CB McLeish Biophysical Journal 91 (2006) 2055-2062

Dynamic allostery of protein alpha helical coiled-coils (PDF, 399KB)
Rhoda J Hawkins and Tom C.B. McLeish Journal of The Royal Society Interface 3 (2006) 125-138
*award winning article*

Coarse-grained model of entropic allostery (PDF, 202KB)
Rhoda J Hawkins and Tom CB McLeish Physical Review Letters 93 (2004) 098104

Rheology of three-arm asymmetric star polymer melts
AL Frischknecht, ST Milner, A Pryke, RN Young, R Hawkins, TCB McLeish Macromolecules 35 (2002) 4801-4820

Linear rheology of diluted linear, star and model long chain branched polymer melts
DR Daniels, TCB McLeish, R Kant, BJ Crosby, RN Young, A Pryke, J Allgaier, DJ Groves, RJ Hawkins Rheol. Acta 40 (2001) 403-415

Linear melt rheology and small-angle X-ray scattering of AB diblocks vs A(2)B(2) four arm star block copolymers
DMA Buzza, AH Fzea, JB Allgaier, RN Young, RJ Hawkins, IW Hamley, TCB McLeish and TP Lodge Macromolecules 33 (2000) 8399-8414