I am generally interested in everything relating to quantitative cell biology and the physics of living systems. I have a keen interest in the cytoskeleton and especially in the microtubules. I am also captivated by the cytoplasm and its physical properties. I do not have a favorite organism, I have worked with multiple model organisms (yeast, plants, mammalian cells) as well as in vitro and with non-model organisms (spirostomum). My investigative method of choice is microscopy and quantitative image analysis combined with modeling.

2023- Vast heterogeneity in cytoplasmic diffusion rates revealed by nanorheology and Doppelgänger simulations
Arthur T. Molines*, Rikki M. Garner*, Julie A. Theriot, Fred Chang.
*Equal co-first authors with swappable positions.

Biophysical Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.05.11.491518

https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(23)00089-9

2022 - Physical properties of the cytoplasm modulate the rates of microtubule growth and shrinkage.

Arthur T. Molines, Joël Lemière, Claire H. Edrington, Chieh-Ting Hsu, Ida Emilie Steinmark, Klaus Suhling,
Gohta Goshima, Liam J. Holt, Gary Brouhard,  Fred Chang.

Developmental Cell.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2022.02.001

2018 - EB1 contributes to microtubule bundling and organization, along with root growth, in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Arthur T. Molines, Jessica Marion, Salem Chabout, Laetitia Besse, Jim P. Dompierre,
Grégory Mouille, Frédéric M. Coquelle.
Biology Open 2018 7: bio030510 DOI: 10.1242/bio.030510