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Publications

2020s

  1. A Dipolar Photoswitch Modulates Bacterial Membrane Potential and Reveals Context-dependent Bioelectrical Circuitry

    Bertolotti P, Marangi F, Cianflone E, Pianetti A, Keller HR, Magni A, Romano V, Ghidoli M, de Souza-Guerreiro TC, Bertarelli C, Lanzani G, Asally M, Paternò GM

    bioRxiv · 2026 Preprint

  2. Emergence of synchronized growth oscillations in filamentous fungi

    Prakash P, Jiang X, Richards L, Schofield Z, Schäfer P, Polin M, Soyer OS, Asally M

    Journal of The Royal Society Interface 21(219):20240574 (2024)

  3. Membrane potential dynamics unveil the promise of bioelectrical antimicrobial susceptibility Testing (BeAST) for anti-fungal screening

    de Souza-Guerreiro TC, Huan Bacellar L, da Costa TS, Edwards CLA, Tasic L, Asally M

    mBio 15(8):e01302-24 (2024)

  4. Thioflavin T indicates mitochondrial membrane potential in mammalian cells

    Skates E, Delattre H, Schofield Z, Asally M , Soyer OS

    Biophysical Reports 3(4):100134 (2023)

  5. Phase-separated nuclear bodies of nucleoporin fusions promote condensation of MLL1/CRM1 and rearrangement of 3D genome structure

    Oka M, Otani M, Miyamoto Y, Oshima R, Adachi J, Tomonaga T, Asally M , Nagaoka Y, Tanaka K, Toyoda A, Ichikawa K, Morishita S, Isono K, Koseki H, Nakato R, Ohkawa Y, Yoneda Y

    Cell Reports 42(8):112884 (2023)

  6. Membrane Targeted Azobenzene Drives Optical Modulation of Bacterial Membrane Potential

    de Souza‐Guerreiro TC, Bondelli G, Grobas I, Donini S, Sesti V, Bertarelli C, Lanzani G, Asally M , Paternò GM

    Advanced Science 10(8):2205007 (2023)

  7. Electrotaxis behavior of droplets composed of aqueous Belousov-Zhabotinsky solutions suspended in oil phase

    Back O, Asally M , Wang Z, Hayashi Y

    Scientific Reports 13(1):1340 (2023)

  8. The dynamics of single-to-multi layer transition in bacterial swarms

    Grobas I, Asally M , Polin M

    Frontiers in Soft Matter 2:936779 (2022)

  9. Seeking Insights into Aging Through Yeast Mitochondrial Electrophysiology

    de Souza-Guerreiro TC, Asally M

    Bioelectricity 3(2):111-115 (2021)

  10. Swarming bacteria undergo localized dynamic phase transition to form stress-induced biofilms

    Grobas I, Polin M, Asally M

    eLife 10:e62632 (2021)

    Equal contribution: Polin M & Asally M

  11. An agent-based model of the interrelation between the COVID-19 outbreak and economic activities

    Kano T, Yasui K, Mikami T, Asally M , Ishiguro A

    Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 477(2245):20200604 (2021)

  12. Biofilm and swarming emergent behaviours controlled through the aid of biophysical understanding and tools

    Grobas I, Bazzoli DG, Asally M

    Biochemical Society Transactions 48(6):2903-2913 (2020)

  13. Bioelectrical understanding and engineering of cell biology

    Schofield Z, Meloni GN, Tran P, Zerfass C, Sena G, Hayashi Y, Grant M, Contera SA, Minteer SD, Kim M, Prindle A, Rocha P, Djamgoz MBA, Pilizota T, Unwin PR, Asally M , Soyer OS

    Journal of The Royal Society Interface 17(166):20200013 (2020)

  14. The Microbiologist’s Guide to Membrane Potential Dynamics

    Benarroch JM, Asally M

    Trends in Microbiology 28(4):304-314 (2020)

  15. Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy Reveals Differences in the Ionic Environments of Gram-Positive and Negative Bacteria

    Cremin K, Jones BA, Teahan J, Meloni GN, Perry D, Zerfass C, Asally M , Soyer OS, Unwin PR

    Analytical Chemistry 92(24):16024-16032 (2020)

  16. One-dimensional reaction-diffusion model for intra- and inter- biofilm oscillatory dynamics

    Mikami T, Asally M , Kano T, Ishiguro A

    ALIFE 2020 :712-714 (2020) Conference

  17. Pattern Engineering of Living Bacterial Colonies Using Meniscus-Driven Fluidic Channels

    Kantsler V, Ontañón-McDonald E, Kuey C, Ghanshyam MJ, Roffin MC, Asally M

    ACS Synthetic Biology 9(6):1277-1283 (2020)

    Equal contribution: Ontanon-McDonald E & Kuey C

  18. Rapid Detection of Proliferative Bacteria by Electrical Stimulation

    LA Edwards C, Malyshev D, Stratford J, Asally M

    BIO-PROTOCOL 10(3):e3508 (2020)

2010s

  1. Interrogating metabolism as an electron flow system

    Zerfaß C, Asally M , Soyer OS

    Current Opinion in Systems Biology 13:59-67 (2019)

  2. Electrical Polarization Enables Integrative Quality Control during Bacterial Differentiation into Spores

    Sirec T, Benarroch JM, Buffard P, Garcia-Ojalvo J, Asally M

    iScience 16:378-389 (2019)

  3. Electrically induced bacterial membrane-potential dynamics correspond to cellular proliferation capacity

    Stratford JP, Edwards CLA, Ghanshyam MJ, Malyshev D, Delise MA, Hayashi Y, Asally M

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116(19):9552-9557 (2019)

  4. A reaction-diffusion model for simulating the oscillatory expansion of biofilms

    Mikami T, Asally M , Kano T, Ishiguro A

    ALIFE 2019 :218-219 (2019) Conference

  5. Decentralized Control Scheme for Swarm Robots with Self-Sacrifice

    Kano T, Asally M , Ishiguro A

    ALIFE 2018 :544-545 (2018) Conference

  6. Impact of spatial organization on a novel auxotrophic interaction among soil microbes

    Jiang X, Zerfaß C, Feng S, Eichmann R, Asally M , Schäfer P, Soyer OS

    The ISME Journal 12(6):1443-1456 (2018)

  7. Ion channels enable electrical communication in bacterial communities

    Prindle A, Liu J, Asally M , Ly S, Garcia-Ojalvo J, Süel GM

    Nature 527(7576):59-63 (2015)

    Equal contribution: Liu J & Asally M

  8. Metabolic co-dependence gives rise to collective oscillations within biofilms

    Liu J, Prindle A, Humphries J, Gabalda-Sagarra M, Asally M , Lee DyD, Ly S, Garcia-Ojalvo J, Süel GM

    Nature 523(7562):550-554 (2015)

    Equal contribution: Prindle A, Humphries J, Gabalda-Sagarra M & Asally M

  9. Differential Role for Transcription Factor Oct4 Nucleocytoplasmic Dynamics in Somatic Cell Reprogramming and Self-renewal of Embryonic Stem Cells

    Oka M, Moriyama T, Asally M , Kawakami K, Yoneda Y

    Journal of Biological Chemistry 288(21):15085-15097 (2013)

  10. Localized cell death focuses mechanical forces during 3D patterning in a biofilm

    Asally M , Kittisopikul M, Rué P, Du Y, Hu Z, Çağatay T, Robinson AB, Lu H, Garcia-Ojalvo J, Süel GM

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109(46):18891-18896 (2012)

  11. Nuclear retention of importin α coordinates cell fate through changes in gene expression

    Yasuda Y, Miyamoto Y, Yamashiro T, Asally M , Masui A, Wong C, Loveland KL, Yoneda Y

    The EMBO Journal 31(1):83-94 (2012)

  12. Nup358, a nucleoporin, functions as a key determinant of the nuclear pore complex structure remodeling during skeletal myogenesis

    Asally M , Yasuda Y, Oka M, Otsuka S, Yoshimura SH, Takeyasu K, Yoneda Y

    FEBS Journal 278(4):610-621 (2011)

  13. The Mobile FG Nucleoporin Nup98 Is a Cofactor for Crm1-dependent Protein Export

    Oka M, Asally M , Yasuda Y, Ogawa Y, Tachibana T, Yoneda Y

    Molecular Biology of the Cell 21(11):1885-1896 (2010)

  14. Two Isoforms of Npap60 (Nup50) Differentially Regulate Nuclear Protein Import

    Ogawa Y, Miyamoto Y, Asally M , Oka M, Yasuda Y, Yoneda Y

    Molecular Biology of the Cell 21(4):630-638 (2010)

2000s

  1. Triggering neural differentiation of ES cells by subtype switching of importin-α

    Yasuhara N, Shibazaki N, Tanaka S, Nagai M, Kamikawa Y, Oe S, Asally M , Kamachi Y, Kondoh H, Yoneda Y

    Nature Cell Biology 9(1):72-79 (2007)

  2. β-Catenin can act as a nuclear import receptor for its partner transcription factor, lymphocyte enhancer factor-1 (lef-1)

    Asally M , Yoneda Y

    Experimental Cell Research 308(2):357-363 (2005)

Articles, reviews and conference contributions. Journal issue years are used where available.