Publications: Dr Vladimir Volkov

Volkov VA, Akhmanova A ( 2023 ) . Phase separation on microtubules: from droplet formation to cellular function? . Trends in Cell Biology vol. 34 , ( 1 ) 18 - 30 .

Polley S, Müschenborn H, Terbeck M, De Antoni A, Vetter IR, Dogterom M, Musacchio A, Volkov VA et al. ( 2023 ) . Stable kinetochore‐microtubule attachment requires loop‐dependent Ndc80‐Ndc80 binding . The EMBO Journal vol. 42 , ( 13 )

Maan R, Reese L, Volkov VA, King MR, van der Sluis EO, Andrea N, Evers WH, Jakobi AJ et al. ( 2023 ) . Author Correction: Multivalent interactions facilitate motor-dependent protein accumulation at growing microtubule plus-ends . Nature Cell Biology vol. 25 , ( 4 ) 626 - 626 .

van den Berg CM, Volkov VA, Schnorrenberg S, Huang Z, Stecker KE, Grigoriev I, Gilani S, Frikstad K-AM et al. ( 2023 ) . CSPP1 stabilizes growing microtubule ends and damaged lattices from the luminal side . Journal of Cell Biology vol. 222 , ( 4 )

Maan R, Reese L, Volkov VA, King MR, van der Sluis EO, Andrea N, Evers WH, Jakobi AJ et al. ( 2022 ) . Multivalent interactions facilitate motor-dependent protein accumulation at growing microtubule plus-ends . Nature Cell Biology

Nick Maleki A, Huis In 't Veld PJ, Akhmanova A, Dogterom M, Volkov VA ( 2022 ) . Estimation of microtubule-generated forces using a DNA origami nanospring . Journal of Cell Science vol. 136 , ( 5 )

Schwietert F, Volkov VA, Huis in ’t Veld PJ, Dogterom M, Musacchio A, Kierfeld J ( 2022 ) . Strain stiffening of Ndc80 complexes attached to microtubule plus ends . Biophysical Journal vol. 121 , ( 21 ) 4048 - 4062 .

Alkemade C, Wierenga H, Volkov VA, López MP, Akhmanova A, ten Wolde PR, Dogterom M, Koenderink GH ( 2022 ) . Cross-linkers at growing microtubule ends generate forces that drive actin transport . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences vol. 119 , ( 11 )

Volkov VA ( 2020 ) . Microtubules pull the strings: disordered sequences as efficient couplers of microtubule-generated force . Essays in Biochemistry vol. 64 , ( 2 ) 371 - 382 .

Rodríguez-García R, Volkov VA, Chen C-Y, Katrukha EA, Olieric N, Aher A, Grigoriev I, López MP et al. ( 2020 ) . Mechanisms of Motor-Independent Membrane Remodeling Driven by Dynamic Microtubules . Current Biology vol. 30 , ( 6 ) 972 - 987.e12 .

Veld PJHIT, Volkov VA, Stender ID, Musacchio A, Dogterom M ( 2019 ) . Molecular determinants of the Ska-Ndc80 interaction and their influence on microtubule tracking and force-coupling . eLife vol. 8 ,

Volkov VA, Veld PJHIT, Musacchio A, Dogterom M ( 2019 ) . Kinetochore-Mediated Multivalency of Ndc80 Complex Controls Microtubule End Dynamics and Force-Generation . Biophysical Journal vol. 116 , ( 3 )

Volkov VA, Veld PJHIT, Dogterom M, Musacchio A ( 2018 ) . Multivalency of NDC80 in the outer kinetochore is essential to track shortening microtubules and generate forces . eLife vol. 7 ,

Volkov VA, in't Veld PJH, Musacchio A, Dogterom M ( 2018 ) . Kinetochore-mediated multivalency of Ndc80 complex is essential to harness the power stroke of bending protofilaments at the microtubule end . MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL . vol. 29 ,

McHugh T, Zou J, Volkov VA, Bertin A, Talapatra SK, Rappsilber J, Dogterom M, Welburn JPI ( 2018 ) . The depolymerase activity of MCAK shows a graded response to Aurora B kinase phosphorylation through allosteric regulation . Journal of Cell Science vol. 132 , ( 4 )

Kanfer G, Peterka M, Arzhanik VK, Drobyshev AL, Ataullakhanov FI, Volkov VA, Kornmann B ( 2017 ) . CENP-F couples cargo to growing and shortening microtubule ends . Molecular Biology of the Cell vol. 28 , ( 18 ) 2400 - 2409 .

Volkov VA, in't Veld PJH, Dogterom M, Musacchio A ( 2017 ) . Multimerization of NDC80 kinetochore complexes is essential for efficient microtubule force-coupling . MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL . vol. 28 ,

Volkov VA, Grissom PM, Arzhanik VK, Zaytsev AV, Renganathan K, McClure-Begley T, Old WM, Ahn N et al. ( 2015 ) . Centromere protein F includes two sites that couple efficiently to depolymerizing microtubules . Journal of Cell Biology vol. 209 , ( 6 ) 813 - 828 .

Volkov VA, Zaytsev AV, Grishchuk EL ( 2014 ) . Preparation of segmented microtubules to study motions driven by the disassembling microtubule ends . Journal of Visualized Experiments ( 85 )

Volkov VA, Zaytsev AV, Gudimchuk N, Grissom PM, Gintsburg AL, Ataullakhanov FI, McIntosh JR, Grishchuk EL ( 2013 ) . Long tethers provide high-force coupling of the Dam1 ring to shortening microtubules . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 110 , ( 19 ) 7708 - 7713 .

Volkov VA, Ataullakhanov FI ( 2013 ) . [Investigation of molecular machine that integrates microtubules depolymerization and chromosomes movement in mitosis] . Ross Fiziol Zh Im I M Sechenova vol. 99 , ( 2 ) 153 - 165 .

Volkov VA, Zaytsev AV, Gudimchuk N, Grissom PM, Ataullakhanov FI, McIntosh J, Grishchuk EL ( 2012 ) . A tethered Dam1 ring suffices for a minimal force-bearing unit of a kinetochore . MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL . vol. 23 ,

McIntosh JR, Volkov V, Ataullakhanov FI, Grishchuk EL ( 2010 ) . Tubulin depolymerization may be an ancient biological motor . Journal of Cell Science vol. 123 , ( 20 ) 3425 - 3434 .

Grishchuk EL, Efremov AK, Volkov VA, Spiridonov IS, Gudimchuk N, Westermann S, Dubin D, Barnes G et al. ( 2009 ) . The Dam1 Ring Binds Microtubules Strongly Enough To Be A Processive As Well As Energy-efficient Coupler For Chromosome Motion . Biophysical Journal vol. 96 , ( 3 )

( 2008 ) . Correction for Grishchuk et al., The Dam1 ring binds microtubules strongly enough to be a processive as well as energy-efficient coupler for chromosome motion . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 105 , ( 49 ) 19562 - 19562 .

Grishchuk EL, Efremov AK, Volkov VA, Spiridonov IS, Gudimchuk N, Westermann S, Drubin D, Barnes G et al. ( 2008 ) . The Dam1 ring binds microtubules strongly enough to be a processive as well as energy-efficient coupler for chromosome motion . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 105 , ( 40 ) 15423 - 15428 .

McIntosh JR, Grishchuk EL, Morphew MK, Efremov AK, Zhudenkov K, Volkov VA, Cheeseman IM, Desai A et al. ( 2008 ) . Fibrils Connect Microtubule Tips with Kinetochores: A Mechanism to Couple Tubulin Dynamics to Chromosome Motion . Cell vol. 135 , ( 2 ) 322 - 333 .

Grishchuk EL, Spiridonov IS, Volkov VA, Efremov A, Westermann S, Drubin D, Barnes G, Ataullakhanov FI et al. ( 2008 ) . Different assemblies of the DAM1 complex follow shortening microtubules by distinct mechanisms . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 105 , ( 19 ) 6918 - 6923 .

Korendyaseva TK, Kuvatov DN, Volkov VA, Martinov MV, Vitvitsky VM, Banerjee R, Ataullakhanov FI ( 2008 ) . An Allosteric Mechanism for Switching between Parallel Tracks in Mammalian Sulfur Metabolism . PLOS Computational Biology vol. 4 , ( 5 )