1. Kumar, A., K.L. Anderson, M.F. Swift, D. Hanein, N. Volkmann and M.A. Schwartz, 2018. Local tension on talin in focal adhesions correlates with F-actin alignment at the nanometer scale. Biophys. J., 115: 1569-1579.
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2. Kumar, A., E. Makhija, A.V. Radhakrishnan, D.S. Jokhun and G.V. Shivashankar, 2018. Cell Geometric Control of Nuclear Dynamics and Its Implications. In: Mechanobiology in Health and Disease, Verbruggen, S., (Ed.). Elsevier Science, Netherlands, ISBN: 9780128129524, pp: 55-76.
3. Misra, A., A.Q. Sheikh, A. Kumar, J. Luo and J. Zhang et al., 2016. Integrin β3 inhibition is a therapeutic strategy for supravalvular aortic stenosis. J. Exp. Med., 213: 451-463.
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4. Kumar, A., M. Ouyang, K. Van den Dries, E.J. McGhee and K. Tanaka et al., 2016. Talin tension sensor reveals novel features of focal adhesion force transmission and mechanosensitivity. J. Cell. Biol., 213: 371-383.
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5. Kumar, A. and G.V. Shivashankar, 2016. Dynamic interaction between actin and nesprin2 maintain the cell nucleus in a prestressed state. Method. Appl. Fluoresc., Vol. 4. 10.1088/2050-6120/4/4/044008.
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6. Li, Q., A. Kumar, E. Makhija and G.V. Shivashankar, 2014. The regulation of dynamic mechanical coupling between actin cytoskeleton and nucleus by matrix geometry. Biomaterials, 35: 961-969.
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7. Kumar, A., A. Maitra, M. Sumit, S. Ramaswamy and G.V. Shivashankar, 2014. Actomyosin contractility rotates the cell nucleus. Sci. Rep., Vol. 4. 10.1038/srep03781.
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8. Talwar, S., A. Kumar, M. Rao, G.I. Menon and G.V. Shivashankar, 2013. Correlated spatio-temporal fluctuations in chromatin compaction states characterize stem cells. Biophys. J., 104: 553-564.
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9. Jain, N., K.V. Iyer, A. Kumar and G.V. Shivashankar, 2013. Cell geometric constraints induce modular gene-expression patterns via redistribution of HDAC3 regulated by actomyosin contractility. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 110: 11349-11354.
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10. Kumar, A. and G.V. Shivashankar, 2012. Mechanical force alters morphogenetic movements and segmental gene expression patterns during Drosophila embryogenesis. PloS one, Vol. 7. 10.1371/journal.pone.0033089.
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11. Mazumder, A., T. Roopa, A. Kumar, K.V. Iyer, N.M. Ramdas and G.V. Shivashankar, 2010. Prestressed Nuclear Organization in Living Cells. In: Methods in Cell Biology, Hamdoun, A. and K.R. Foltz (Eds.). Elsevier Science, Netherlands, pp: 221-239.