Sophie Dumont

Email: sophie_dumont * hms.harvard.edu

Publications Dumont S, Mitchison TJ. Force and length in the mitotic spindle. Curr Biol. 2009 Sep 15;19(17):R749-R761. PubMed Dumont S, Mitchison TJ. Compression Regulates Mitotic Spindle Length by a Mechanochemical Switch at the Poles. Curr Biol. 2009 Jun 17; [Epub ahead of print] PubMed Wuhr M, Dumont S, Groen AC, Needleman DJ, Mitchison TJ. How does a millimeter-sized cell find its center? Cell Cycle. 2009 Apr 9;8(8) [Epub ahead of print] PubMed Wuhr M, Chen Y, Dumont S, Groen AC, Needleman DJ, Salic A, Mitchison TJ. Evidence for an upper limit to mitotic spindle length. Curr Biol. 2008 Aug 26;18(16):1256-61. PubMed Cheng W, Dumont S, Tinoco I Jr, Bustamante C. NS3 helicase actively separates RNA strands and senses sequence barriers ahead of the opening fork. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Aug 28;104(35):13954-9. Epub 2007 Aug 20. PubMed Dumont S, Cheng W, Serebrov V, Beran RK, Tinoco I Jr, Pyle AM, Bustamante C. RNA translocation and unwinding mechanism of HCV NS3 helicase and its coordination by ATP. Nature. 2006 Jan 5;439(7072):105-8. PubMed Onoa B, Dumont S, Liphardt J, Smith SB, Tinoco I Jr, Bustamante C. Identifying kinetic barriers to mechanical unfolding of the T. thermophila ribozyme. Science. 2003 Mar 21;299(5614):1892-5. PubMed Liphardt J, Dumont S, Smith SB, Tinoco I Jr, Bustamante C.Equilibrium information from nonequilibrium measurements in an experimental test of Jarzynski's equality. Science. 2002 Jun 7;296(5574):1832-5. PubMed