Publications

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2026

In situ structures of the ciliary tip show the multi-step mechanism of axoneme assembly
Helen E. Foster, Samuel E. Lacey, H Noor Verwei, Margot Riggi, Jose Davila-Velderrain, Gaia Pigino
bioRxiv (pre-print) DOI: 10.64898/2026.01.30.702858

2025

Unwrapping the Ciliary Coat: High-Resolution Structure and Function of the Ciliary Glycocalyx
Lara M. Hoepfner, Adrian P.Nievergelt, Fabrizio Martino, Martin Scholz, Helen E. Foster, Jonathan Rodenfels, Alexander von Appen, Michael Hippler, Gaia Pigino
Advanced Science DOI: 10.1002/advs.202413355

2023

The molecular structure of IFT-A and IFT-B in anterograde intraflagellar transport trains
Samuel E. Lacey, Helen E. Foster, Gaia Pigino
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology DOI: 10.1038/s41594-022-00905-5

2022

Bimodal endocytic probe for three-dimensional correlative light and electron microscopy
Job Fermie, Leanne de Jager, Helen E. Foster, Tineke Veenendaal, ..., Judith Klumperman, Nalan Liv
Cell Reports Methods DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2022.100220

2021

A cryo-ET survey of microtubules and intracellular compartments in mammalian axons
Helen E. Foster, Camilla Ventura Santos, Andrew P. Carter
Journal of Cell Biology DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202103154

2017

Cryo-EM reveals how human cytoplasmic dynein is auto-inhibited and activated
Kai Zhang, Helen E. Foster, Arnaud Rondelet, Samuel E. Lacey, Nadia Bahi-Buisson, Alexander W. Bird, Andrew P. Carter
Cell DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.05.025

2016

The mammalian dynein–dynactin complex is a strong opponent to kinesin in a tug-of-war competition
Vladislav Belyy, Max A. Schlager, Helen E. Foster, Armando E. Reimer, Andrew P. Carter, Ahmet Yildiz
Nature Cell Biology DOI: 10.1038/ncb3393