WU Min
Collaborator, Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
dbswum@nus.edu.sg
+65 6601 2310
CBIS Blk S1A, Level 2 Lee Wee Kheng Bldg
National University of Singapore
14 Science Drive 4
Singapore 117557
Laboratory website
Wu Lab Deconstructing the Endocytic Machinery
Research Program
The Cell-Matrix and Cell-Cell Mechanotransduction Group
Affiliations
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
MBI Researchers Identify a Signalling Pathway in Stiff Ovarian Tissue Affecting Egg Maturation
A joint study between the Li and Young Labs at MBI, together with A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, pinpoints the molecular switch responsible for matrix stiffness in ageing ovaries, offering an alternative way to treat age-related infertility without having to reverse stiffness.
MBI to host EMBO Workshop on Cell and Tissue Mechanics of Aging and Regeneration
Organised and hosted by MBI, this EMBO Workshop will be held on 21-24 September 2027 at the Shaw Foundation Alumni House, NUS. Please click on the link to register your interest: https://coming-soon.embo.org/gw27-14
Seeking Research Fellow in Cardiac Organoids and Microphysiological Systems at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS
The laboratory of Prof. Hanry Yu seeks to to recruit a Research Fellow in Cardiac Organoids and Microphysiological Systems at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS.
Xiangfu Guo
Research Fellow, Yan Jie Group
Chu Đặng Khánh Hoà
Research Assistant, Dye & Michelot Groups
Seeking Postdoctoral Fellow in the Chan Laboratory at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS
Asst. Prof. Chan seeks to to recruit a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Chan Laboratory at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS.
Wu Min
Collaborator
Research Areas
Endocytosis, Membrane traffic, Curvature, Actin cytoskeleton, Mechanotransduction
Research Interests
Dr Wu is interested in elucidating the principles underlying the organization and dynamics of the subcellular membrane compartments. Specifically her lab investigates how biological membranes are shaped through collective protein-lipid interactions and how geometry of the membrane compartment is coupled to cellular functions. The Wu Lab uses a combination of cell biological, biophysical and biochemical approaches to address these questions.
Biography
Dr Wu Min graduated from Peking University in China and received her bachelor degree in Chemistry. She did her graduate studies at Cornell University with Dr Barbara Baird, where she initiated the use of patterned lipid bilayers as antigen-presenting platforms and studied immune cell activation and signal transduction. During her post-doctoral research in the laboratory of Dr Pietro De Camilli at Yale School of Medicine, she focused on the molecular mechanisms of endocytosis. In 2011, she was awarded the NRF fellowship, joining CBIS/MBI in the fall.
Education
PhD Cornell University
Recent Publications
- Xiong D, Tong C, Fung SYS, McClellan S, Yang Y, Yong J, and Wu M. STIM1 and endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane contact sites oscillate independently of calcium-induced calcium release. Open Biol 2026; 16(3). [PMID: 41844235]
- Chua XL, Tong CS, Su M, Xǔ XJ, Xiao S, Wu X, and Wu M. Competition and synergy of Arp2/3 and formins in nucleating actin waves. Cell Rep 2024; 43(7):114423. [PMID: 38968072]
- Tong CS, Su M, Sun H, Chua XL, Xiong D, Guo S, Raj R, Ong NWP, Lee AG, Miao Y, and Wu M. Collective dynamics of actin and microtubule and its crosstalk mediated by FHDC1. Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 11:1261117. [PMID: 38567385]
- Le Chua X, Tong CS, Xǔ XJ, Su M, Xiao S, Wu X, and Wu M. Competition and Synergy of Arp2/3 and Formins in Nucleating Actin Waves. bioRxiv 2023;. [PMID: 37745345]
- Su M, Zhuang Y, Miao X, Zeng Y, Gao W, Zhao W, and Wu M. Comparative Study of Curvature Sensing Mediated by F-BAR and an Intrinsically Disordered Region of FBP17. iScience 2020; 23(11):101712. [PMID: 33205024]
- Chen Y, Yong J, Martínez-Sánchez A, Yang Y, Wu Y, De Camilli P, Fernández-Busnadiego R, and Wu M. Dynamic instability of clathrin assembly provides proofreading control for endocytosis. J. Cell Biol. 2019;. [PMID: 31451612]
- . https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31390543
- Yong J, Chen Y, and Wu M. Real-Time Monitoring of Clathrin Assembly Kinetics in a Reconstituted System. Methods Mol. Biol. 2018; 1847:177-187. [PMID: 30129017]
- Yang Y, and Wu M. Rhythmicity and waves in the cortex of single cells. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond., B, Biol. Sci. 2018; 373(1747). [PMID: 29632268]
- McPherson PS, and Wu M. Light, space, and time in cancer signaling. Mol. Biol. Cell 2018; 29(6):688. [PMID: 29535172]
Lab Members
MBI Researchers Identify a Signalling Pathway in Stiff Ovarian Tissue Affecting Egg Maturation
A joint study between the Li and Young Labs at MBI, together with A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, pinpoints the molecular switch responsible for matrix stiffness in ageing ovaries, offering an alternative way to treat age-related infertility without having to reverse stiffness.
MBI to host EMBO Workshop on Cell and Tissue Mechanics of Aging and Regeneration
Organised and hosted by MBI, this EMBO Workshop will be held on 21-24 September 2027 at the Shaw Foundation Alumni House, NUS. Please click on the link to register your interest: https://coming-soon.embo.org/gw27-14
Seeking Research Fellow in Cardiac Organoids and Microphysiological Systems at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS
The laboratory of Prof. Hanry Yu seeks to to recruit a Research Fellow in Cardiac Organoids and Microphysiological Systems at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS.
Xiangfu Guo
Research Fellow, Yan Jie Group
Chu Đặng Khánh Hoà
Research Assistant, Dye & Michelot Groups
Seeking Postdoctoral Fellow in the Chan Laboratory at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS
Asst. Prof. Chan seeks to to recruit a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Chan Laboratory at the Mechanobiology Institute, NUS.
Koya Yoshizawa
Research Fellow, Zhu Group
Seeking Communications & Events Associate at the Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
The Mechanobiology Institute (MBI), National University of Singapore (NUS), is seeking to recruit a Communications & Events Associate.
Chan lab members present their latest research at the International Conference on Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Singapore!
Congratulations to Kosei for winning Best Oral Presentation, and to Kelly and Neha for their Poster Prize Awards!
WANG Tiantian
PhD Student, Class of August 2026, Yu Group
Sudha MERLA
PhD Student, Class of August 2026, Toyama Group
FENG Shenlei
PhD Student, Class of August 2026, Li Group
