Publications

You can find the full list of publications on my Google Scholar profile.

Key papers

# = co-corresponding author, * = co-first author

2025

M Kalutskii, H Grubmüller, VA Volkov^# and M. Igaev^#. Microtubule dynamics are defined by conformations and stability of clustered protofilaments. PNAS, 122(22): e2424263122. DOI | PDF | SI | CODE | RAW DATA

2022

M Igaev^# and H Grubmüller^#. Bending-torsional elasticity and energetics of the plus-end microtubule tip. PNAS, 119(12): e2115516119. DOI | PDF | SI | RAW DATA

2020

M Igaev^# and H Grubmüller^#. Microtubule instability driven by longitudinal and lateral strain propagation. PLOS Comp Biol, 16(9): e1008132. DOI | PDF | SI | RAW DATA

2019

M Igaev^#, C Kutzner, LV Bock, AC Vaiana^# and H Grubmüller^#. Automated cryo-EM structure refinement using correlation-driven molecular dynamics. eLife, 8: e43542. DOI | PDF | SI & TUTORIAL | CODE

2018

M Igaev^# and H Grubmüller^#. Microtubule assembly governed by tubulin allosteric gain in flexibility and lattice induced fit. eLife, 7: e34353. DOI | PDF | SI & TUTORIAL

2016

B Niewidok*, M Igaev*, F Sündermann, D Janning, L Bakota and R Brandt. Presence of a carboxyterminal pseudorepeat and disease-like pseudohyperphosphorylation critically influence tau’s interaction with microtubules in axon-like processes. Mol Biol Cell, 27(22): 3537-3549. DOI | PDF

2014

M Igaev, D Janning, F Sündermann, B Niewidok, R Brandt and W Junge. A refined reaction-diffusion model of tau-microtubule dynamics and its application in FDAP analysis. Biophys J, 107(11): 2567-2578. DOI | PDF | SI | CODE

D Janning*, M Igaev*, F Sündermann, J Brühmann, O Beutel, JJ Heinisch, L Bakota, J Piehler, W Junge and R Brandt. Single-molecule tracking of tau reveals fast kiss-and-hop interaction with microtubules in living neurons. Mol Biol Cell, 25(22): 3541-3551 DOI | PDF