Force Generation, Transmission, and Integration during Cell and Tissue Morphogenesis

Environmental sensing through focal adhesions

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Non-muscle myosin II takes centre stage in cell adhesion and migration

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Force and focal adhesion assembly: a close relationship studied using elastic micropatterned substrates

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Energy landscapes of receptor–ligand bonds explored with dynamic force spectroscopy

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Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics

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Stretching Single Talin Rod Molecules Activates Vinculin Binding

Hernández, A. E. D. R., Pérez‐Jiménez, R., Liu, R., Roca‐Cusachs, P., Fernández, J. M., & Sheetz, M. P. (2009) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1162912 · Cited by 1,492

Focal Contacts as Mechanosensors

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Cell surface mechanics and the control of cell shape, tissue patterns and morphogenesis

Lecuit, T., & Lenne, P. (2007) · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology · doi:10.1038/nrm2222 · Cited by 1,326

Elastic Behavior of Cross-Linked and Bundled Actin Networks

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The Influence of Cell Mechanics, Cell-Cell Interactions, and Proliferation on Epithelial Packing

Farhadifar, R., Röper, J.-C., Aigouy, B., Eaton, S., & Jülicher, F. (2007) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.11.049 · Cited by 1,254

Transient mechanical interactions between cells and viscoelastic extracellular matrix

Slater, B., Li, J., Indana, D., Xie, Y., Chaudhuri, O., & Kim, T. (2021) · Soft Matter · doi:10.1039/d0sm01911a · Cited by 19

Mechanical and genetic control of ascidian endoderm invagination during gastrulation

Fiúza, U.-M., & Lemaire, P. (2021) · Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.1016/j.semcdb.2021.08.001 · Cited by 16

ARVCF catenin controls force production during vertebrate convergent extension

Huebner, R. J., Weng, S., Lee, C., Sarıkaya, S., Papoulas, O., Cox, R. M., Marcotte, E. M., & Wallingford, J. B. (2022) · Developmental Cell · doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2022.04.001 · Cited by 14

Cell shape anisotropy contributes to self-organized feather pattern fidelity in birds

Curantz, C., Bailleul, R., Castro-Scherianz, M., Hidalgo, M., Durande, M., Graner, F., & Manceau, M. (2022) · PLoS Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001807 · Cited by 16

Guidance of cellular nematic elastomers into shape-programmable living surfaces

Guillamat, P., Mirza, W., Bal, P. K., Gómez‐González, M., Roca‐Cusachs, P., Arroyo, M., & Trepat, X. (2026) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.adz9174 · Cited by 15

The geometric basis of epithelial convergent extension

Brauns, F., Claussen, N. H., Lefebvre, M. F., Wieschaus, E. F., & Shraiman, B. I. (2024) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.95521.3 · Cited by 14

Change in RhoGAP and RhoGEF availability drives transitions in cortical patterning and excitability in Drosophila

Jackson, J. A., Denk-Lobnig, M., Kitzinger, K. A., & Martin, A. C. (2024) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.021 · Cited by 15

Mechanical Detection of a Long-Range Actin Network Emanating from a Biomimetic Cortex

Bussonnier, M., Carvalho, K., Lemiere, J. P. C., Joanny, J., Sykes, C., & Betz, T. (2014) · Biophysical Journal · doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2014.07.008 · Cited by 15

Force-based three-dimensional model predicts mechanical drivers of cell sorting

Revell, C. K., Blumenfeld, R., & Chalut, K. J. (2019) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.2495 · Cited by 15

Alignment of cytoskeletal structures across cell boundaries generates tissue cohesion during organ formation

Sánchez-Corrales, Y. E., & Röper, K. (2018) · Current Opinion in Cell Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ceb.2018.07.001 · Cited by 14

Keratin‐binding ability of the N‐terminal Solo domain of Solo is critical for its function in cellular mechanotransduction

Fujiwara, S., Matsui, T. S., Ohashi, K., Mizuno, K., & Deguchi, S. (2019) · Genes to Cells · doi:10.1111/gtc.12682 · Cited by 15

The recycling endosome protein Rab25 coordinates collective cell movements in the zebrafish surface epithelium

Willoughby, P. M., Allen, M., Yu, J. C., Korytnikov, R., Chen, T., Liu, Y., So, I., Wan, H., Macpherson, N. N., Mitchell, J. A., et al. (2021) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.66060 · Cited by 15

Emergent mechanics of actomyosin drive punctuated contractions and shape network morphology in the cell cortex

Miller, C. J., Harris, D., Weaver, R. A., Ermentrout, B., & Davidson, L. A. (2018) · PLoS Computational Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006344 · Cited by 15

On growth and force: mechanical forces in development

Hallou, A., & Brunet, T. (2020) · Development · doi:10.1242/dev.187302 · Cited by 13

Mechanochemical Interplay Drives Polarization in Cellular and Developmental Systems

Mao, Q., & Lecuit, T. (2016) · Current topics in developmental biology/Current Topics in Developmental Biology · doi:10.1016/bs.ctdb.2015.11.039 · Cited by 14

Epithelial Cell-Like Elasticity Modulates Actin-Dependent E-Cadherin Adhesion Organization

Eftekharjoo, M., Mezher, M., Chatterji, S., & Maruthamuthu, V. (2022) · ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00253 · Cited by 15

Dynamics and functions of E-cadherin complexes in epithelial cell and tissue morphogenesis

Zhang, N., Häring, M., Wolf, F., Großhans, J., & Kong, D. (2023) · Marine Life Science & Technology · doi:10.1007/s42995-023-00206-w · Cited by 16

Divergent and combinatorial mechanical strategies that promote epithelial folding during morphogenesis

Denk-Lobnig, M., & Martin, A. C. (2020) · Current Opinion in Genetics & Development · doi:10.1016/j.gde.2020.02.014 · Cited by 14

Active Transport in Complex Environments

Martínez-Calvo, A., Trenado-Yuste, C., & Datta, S. S. (2023) · Royal Society of Chemistry eBooks · doi:10.1039/9781839169465-00151 · Cited by 14

Microsphere sensors for characterizing stress fields within three-dimensional extracellular matrix

Ding, X., Li, M., Cheng, B., Zhao, W., Dong, Y., & Xu, F. (2022) · Acta Biomaterialia · doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2021.12.033 · Cited by 14

Biomechanics and the Thermotolerance of Development

von Dassow, M., Miller, C. J., & Davidson, L. A. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095670 · Cited by 14

Coronin 1B supports RhoA signaling at cell-cell junctions through Myosin II

Priya, R., Wee, K., Budnar, S., Gomez, G. A., Yap, A. S., & Michael, M. (2016) · Cell Cycle · doi:10.1080/15384101.2016.1234549 · Cited by 14

A multicellular star-shaped actin network underpins epithelial organization and connectivity

Barai, A., Soleilhac, M., Xi, W., Lin, S., Karnat, M., Bazellières, E., Richelme, S., Lecouffe, B., Chardès, C., Berrebi, D. D., et al. (2025) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-025-61438-1 · Cited by 19

Lmo7 recruits myosin II heavy chain to regulate actomyosin contractility and apical domain size in Xenopus ectoderm

Matsuda, M., Chu, C.-W., & Sokol, S. Y. (2022) · Development · doi:10.1242/dev.200236 · Cited by 14

Mechanical regulation of substrate adhesion and de-adhesion drives a cell-contractile wave during Drosophila tissue morphogenesis

Collinet, C., Bailles, A., Dehapiot, B., & Lecuit, T. (2023) · Developmental Cell · doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2023.11.022 · Cited by 13

Arabidopsis floral buds are locked through stress-induced sepal tip curving

Trinh, D.-C., Melogno, I., Martin, M., Tréhin, C., Smith, R. S., & Hamant, O. (2024) · Nature Plants · doi:10.1038/s41477-024-01760-6 · Cited by 13

Absorbing–active transition in a multi-cellular system regulated by a dynamic force network

Nan, H., Zheng, Y., Lin, Y. H., Chen, S., Eddy, C., Tian, J., Xu, W., Sun, B., & Jiao, Y. (2019) · Soft Matter · doi:10.1039/c9sm01244c · Cited by 13

An energy landscape approach to understanding variety and robustness in tissue morphogenesis

Takeda, H., KAMEO, Y., Inoue, Y., & ADACHI, T. (2019) · Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology · doi:10.1007/s10237-019-01222-5 · Cited by 13

Mechano-devo

Hamant, O. (2017) · Mechanisms of Development · doi:10.1016/j.mod.2017.02.004 · Cited by 13

Local temporal Rac1-GTP nadirs and peaks restrict cell protrusions and retractions

Hu, J., Gong, X., & Strömblad, S. (2022) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.abl3667 · Cited by 13

The mechanical forces that shape our senses

Le, A. P., Kim, J., & Koehler, K. R. (2022) · Development · doi:10.1242/dev.197947 · Cited by 11

Force Transmission in Disordered Fibre Networks

Ruiz‐Franco, J., & van der Gucht, J. (2022) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.3389/fcell.2022.931776 · Cited by 13

Membrane trafficking in morphogenesis and planar polarity

Xie, Y., Miao, H., & Blankenship, J. T. (2018) · Traffic · doi:10.1111/tra.12580 · Cited by 17

Mechanical forces in avian embryo development

Wang, J. X., & White, M. D. (2021) · Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.1016/j.semcdb.2021.06.001 · Cited by 13

Orchestrating nonmuscle myosin II filament assembly at the onset of cytokinesis

Najafabadi, F. R., Leaver, M., & Grill, S. W. (2022) · Molecular Biology of the Cell · doi:10.1091/mbc.e21-12-0599 · Cited by 11

Actin-driven nanotopography promotes stable integrin adhesion formation in developing tissue

Chen, T., Fernández-Espartero, C. H., Illand, A., Tsai, C., Yang, Y., Klapholz, B., Jouchet, P., Fabre, M., Rossier, O., Cui, B., et al. (2024) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-52899-x · Cited by 12

Slow muscles guide fast myocyte fusion to ensure robust myotome formation despite the high spatiotemporal stochasticity of fusion events

Mendieta‐Serrano, M. A., Dhar, S., Ng, B. H., Narayanan, R., Lee, J. J. Y., Ong, H. T., Toh, P. J. Y., Röllin, A., Roy, S., & Saunders, T. E. (2022) · Developmental Cell · doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2022.08.002 · Cited by 12

Micromechanical remodeling of the extracellular matrix by invading tumors: anisotropy and heterogeneity

Naylor, A., Zheng, Y., Jiao, Y., & Sun, B. (2022) · Soft Matter · doi:10.1039/d2sm01100j · Cited by 11

Development and Application of an Optogenetic Manipulation System to Suppress Actomyosin Activity in Ciona Epidermis

Qiao, J., Peng, H., & Dong, B. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms24065707 · Cited by 12

Optogenetic Control of RhoA to Probe Subcellular Mechanochemical Circuitry

Cavanaugh, K. E., Oakes, P. W., & Gardel, M. L. (2020) · Current Protocols in Cell Biology · doi:10.1002/cpcb.102 · Cited by 12

Microtubules as a signal hub for axon growth in response to mechanical force

Falconieri, A., Coppini, A., & Raffa, V. (2023) · Biological Chemistry · doi:10.1515/hsz-2023-0173 · Cited by 11

Vinculin is essential for sustaining normal levels of endogenous forces at cell-cell contacts

Mezher, M., Dumbali, S. P., Fenn, I., Lamb, C., Miller, C., Sharmin, S., Cabe, J. I., Bejar-Padilla, V., Conway, D. E., & Maruthamuthu, V. (2023) · Biophysical Journal · doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2023.10.029 · Cited by 10

Quantitative analysis of cell shape and the cytoskeleton in developmental biology

Yevick, H. G., & Martin, A. C. (2018) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Developmental Biology · doi:10.1002/wdev.333 · Cited by 11

Modeling mechanochemical pattern formation in elastic sheets of biological matter

Zakharov, A. P., & Dasbiswas, K. (2021) · The European Physical Journal E · doi:10.1140/epje/s10189-021-00086-x · Cited by 11

Hydra morphogenesis as phase transition dynamics

Agam, O., & Braun, E. (2023) · Europhysics Letters (EPL) · doi:10.1209/0295-5075/ace4f0 · Cited by 11

Elastic fibers define embryonic tissue stiffness to enable buckling morphogenesis of the small intestine

Loffet, E. A., Durel, J. F., Gao, J., Kam, R., Lim, H., & Nerurkar, N. L. (2023) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122405 · Cited by 11

Endogenous Sheet-Averaged Tension Within a Large Epithelial Cell Colony

Dumbali, S. P., Mei, L., Qian, S., & Maruthamuthu, V. (2017) · Journal of Biomechanical Engineering · doi:10.1115/1.4037404 · Cited by 11

Regulation of cortical stability by RhoGEF3 in mitotic sensory organ precursor cells inDrosophila

Couturier, L., Mazouni, K., Bernard, F., Besson, C., Reynaud, E., & Schweisguth, F. (2017) · Biology Open · doi:10.1242/bio.026641 · Cited by 11

Mechanochemical Principles of Epidermal Tissue DynamicsPreprint

Niessen, C. M., Manning, M. L., & Wickström, S. A. (2024) · Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology · doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a041518 · Cited by 9

Control of tissue flows and embryo geometry in avian gastrulation

Nájera, G. S., Plum, A. M., Steventon, B., Weijer, C. J., & Serra, M. (2025) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-025-60249-8 · Cited by 19

Modeling multicellular dynamics regulated by extracellular-matrix-mediated mechanical communication via active particles with polarized effective attraction

Zheng, Y., Fan, Q., Eddy, C., Wang, X., Sun, B., Ye, F.-F., & Jiao, Y. (2020) · Physical review. E · doi:10.1103/physreve.102.052409 · Cited by 10

Planar polarized contractile actomyosin networks in dynamic tissue morphogenesis

Umetsu, D., & Kuranaga, E. (2017) · Current Opinion in Genetics & Development · doi:10.1016/j.gde.2017.03.012 · Cited by 10

Robustness of force and stress inference in an epithelial tissue

Sugimura, K., Bellaı̈che, Y., Graner, F., Marcq, P., & Ishihara, S. (2013) · Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) · doi:10.1109/embc.2013.6610100 · Cited by 10

EGFR-dependent actomyosin patterning coordinates morphogenetic movements between tissues in Drosophila melanogaster

Clarke, D. N., Miller, P. W., & Martin, A. C. (2024) · Developmental Cell · doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.002 · Cited by 11

Direction‐dependent contraction forces on cell boundaries induce collective migration of epithelial cells within their sheet

Sato, K. (2017) · Development Growth & Differentiation · doi:10.1111/dgd.12361 · Cited by 9

DAPLE orchestrates apical actomyosin assembly from junctional polarity complexes

Marivin, A., Ho, R. X.-Y., & Garcia‐Marcos, M. (2022) · The Journal of Cell Biology · doi:10.1083/jcb.202111002 · Cited by 8

Unde venisti PGRMC? Grand-Scale Biology from Early Eukaryotes and Eumetazoan Animal Origins

Cahill, M. A. (2022) · Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark · doi:10.31083/j.fbl2711317 · Cited by 9

Dissecting Organismal Morphogenesis by Bridging Genetics and Biophysics

Mishra, N., & Heisenberg, C. (2021) · Annual Review of Genetics · doi:10.1146/annurev-genet-071819-103748 · Cited by 9

The dPix-Git complex is essential to coordinate epithelial morphogenesis and regulate myosin during Drosophila egg chamber development

Dent, L., Manning, S. A., Kroeger, B., Williams, A. M., Hilmi, A. J. S., Crea, L., Kondo, S., Horne‐Badovinac, S., & Harvey, K. F. (2019) · PLoS Genetics · doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1008083 · Cited by 9

The nucleus measures shape deformation for cellular proprioception and regulates adaptive morphodynamicsPreprint

Venturini, V., Pezzano, F., Català-Castro, F., Häkkinen, H.-M., Jiménez‐Delgado, S., Colomer-Rosell, M., Marro, M., Tolosa-Ramon, Q., Paz-López, S., Valverde, M. A., et al. (2019) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/865949 · Cited by 9

The Actomyosin Cortex of Cells: A Thin Film of Active Matter

Kumar, K. V. (2021) · Journal of the Indian Institute of Science · doi:10.1007/s41745-020-00220-2 · Cited by 8

Enhancing membrane-based soft materials with magnetic reconfiguration events

Makhoul-Mansour, M. M., El-Beyrouthy, J. B., Mao, L., & Freeman, E. C. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-05501-7 · Cited by 8

Coarse-graining the vertex model and its response to shear

Triguero-Platero, G., Ziebert, F., & Bonilla, L. L. (2023) · Physical review. E · doi:10.1103/physreve.108.044118 · Cited by 8

Image-based force inference by biomechanical simulation

Vanslambrouck, M., Thiels, W., Vangheel, J., van Bavel, C., Smeets, B., & Jelier, R. (2024) · PLoS Computational Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012629 · Cited by 8

The mechanical state of pre-tumoral epithelia controls subsequent Drosophila tumor aggressiveness

Montemurro, M., Monier, B., & Suzanne, M. (2025) · Developmental Cell · doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2024.12.006 · Cited by 7

Modeling and live imaging of mechanical instabilities in the zebrafish aorta during hematopoiesis

Chalin, D. V., Bureau, C., Parmeggiani, A., Rochal, S. B., Kissa, K., & Golushko, I. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-88667-w · Cited by 8

Three-dimensional pore network characterization of reconstructed extracellular matrix

Park, S., Lim, S., Siriviriyakul, P., & Jeon, J. S. (2020) · Physical review. E · doi:10.1103/physreve.101.052414 · Cited by 8

A mechanical atlas for Ascidian gastrulationPreprint

Liu, S., Lemaire, P., Munro, E., & Mani, M. (2022) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2022.11.05.515310 · Cited by 8

Control of Modular Tissue Flows Shaping the Embryo in Avian GastrulationPreprint

Nájera, G. S., Plum, A. M., Steventon, B., Weijer, C. J., & Serra, M. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2024.07.04.601785 · Cited by 8

Synchronization in epithelial tissue morphogenesis

Richa, P., Häring, M., Wang, Q., Choudhury, A. R., Göpfert, M. C., Wolf, F., Großhans, J., & Kong, D. (2025) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2025.03.066 · Cited by 10

Mechanical cues polarize ADIP protein complexes to control vertebrate morphogenesis and wound healing

Chu, C.-W., Santhi, V. S., Schauser, J., Krishnakumar, S., Yang, S. Y., Itoh, K., Alfandari, D., Trusina, A., & Sokol, S. Y. (2025) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2025.05.069 · Cited by 8

Stochastic morphological swings in Hydra regeneration: A manifestation of noisy canalized morphogenesis

Agam, O., & Braun, E. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2415736121 · Cited by 7

Developmental Biology: A Growing Role for Computer Simulations

Schwarz, U. S., & Dunlop, C. M. (2012) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.04.038 · Cited by 7

Range and strength of mechanical interactions of force dipoles in elastic fiber networks

Kumar, A., Quint, D. Q., & Dasbiswas, K. (2023) · Soft Matter · doi:10.1039/d3sm00381g · Cited by 7

Novel role for Grainy head in the regulation of cytoskeletal and junctional dynamics during epithelial repair

Cristo, I., Carvalho, L., Ponte, S., & Jacinto, A. (2018) · Journal of Cell Science · doi:10.1242/jcs.213595 · Cited by 6

Reversible elastic phase field approach and application to cell monolayers

Chojowski, R., Schwarz, U. S., & Ziebert, F. (2020) · The European Physical Journal E · doi:10.1140/epje/i2020-11988-1 · Cited by 7

The Microtubule Minus-End Binding Protein Patronin Is Required for the Epithelial Remodeling in the Drosophila Abdomen

Panzade, S., & Matis, M. (2021) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.3389/fcell.2021.682083 · Cited by 7

C. elegans srGAP is an α-catenin M domain-binding protein that strengthens cadherin-dependent adhesion during morphogenesis

Serre, J. M., Lucas, B., Martin, S. C. T., Heier, J. A., Shao, X., & Hardin, J. D. (2022) · Development · doi:10.1242/dev.200775 · Cited by 6

On the problem of biological form

Linde‐Medina, M. (2020) · Theory in Biosciences · doi:10.1007/s12064-020-00317-3 · Cited by 6

Reshaping the Syncytial Drosophila Embryo with Cortical Actin Networks: Four Main Steps of Early Development

Tam, R., & Harris, T. (2023) · Results and problems in cell differentiation · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-37936-9_4 · Cited by 5

Reorganizing chromatin by cellular deformation

Gupta, S., Swoger, M., Saldanha, R., Schwarz, J. M., & Patteson, A. E. (2024) · Current Opinion in Cell Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ceb.2024.102408 · Cited by 6

Stored elastic bending tension as a mediator of embryonic body folding

Zaher, M., Yelin, R., Arraf, A. A., Jadon, J., Asleh, M. A., Goltzman, S., Shaulov, L., Reinhardt, D. P., & Schultheiss, T. M. (2025) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115200 · Cited by 6

Local weakening of cell-extracellular matrix adhesion triggers basal epithelial tissue folding

Valencia-Expósito, A., Khalilgharibi, N., Millán, A. M.-A., Mao, Y., & Martin-Bermudo, M. D. (2025) · The EMBO Journal · doi:10.1038/s44318-025-00384-6 · Cited by 6

Mean-Field Model for Active Plastic Flow of Epithelial Tissue

Claussen, N. H., & Brauns, F. (2025) · PRX Life · doi:10.1103/prxlife.3.023002 · Cited by 6

Orchestration of tissue shape changes and gene expression patterns in development

Uriu, K., & Morelli, L. G. (2023) · Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.12.009 · Cited by 6

Heredity and Self-Organization: Partners in the Generation and Evolution of Phenotypes

Malagón, J. N., & Larsen, E. (2015) · International review of cytology · doi:10.1016/bs.ircmb.2014.12.003 · Cited by 5

Inhibition of negative feedback for persistent epithelial cell–cell junction contraction by p21-activated kinase 3

Uechi, H., Fukushima, K., Shirasawa, R., Sekine, S., & Kuranaga, E. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31252-0 · Cited by 6

STRESS, an automated geometrical characterization of deformable particles for in vivo measurements of cell and tissue mechanical stressesPreprint

Gross, B., Shelton, E., Gomez, C. O., & Campàs, O. (2021) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2021.03.26.437148 · Cited by 6

A multicellular actin star network underpins epithelial organization and connectivityPreprint

Barai, A., Soleilhac, M., Xi, W., Lin, S., Karnat, M., Bazellières, E., Richelme, S., Lecouffe, B., Chardès, C., Berrebi, D. D., et al. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2024.07.26.605277 · Cited by 6

Mechanics of Poking a Cyst

Zhao, S.-L., & Haas, P. A. (2025) · Physical Review Letters · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.134.228402 · Cited by 5

Convergent flow-mediated mesenchymal force drives embryonic foregut constriction and splitting

Yan, R., Hoffmann, L. A., Oikonomou, P., Li, D., Lee, C., Gill, H. K., Mongera, A., Nerurkar, N. L., Mahadevan, L., & Tabin, C. J. (2025) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-025-65644-9 · Cited by 5

Automated counting of Drosophila imaginal disc cell nuclei

Bosch, P. S., & Axelrod, J. D. (2024) · Biology Open · doi:10.1242/bio.060254 · Cited by 5

CellMet: Extracting 3D shape and topology metrics from confluent cells within tissues

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