α-Catenin stabilises Cadherin–Catenin complexes and modulates actomyosin dynamics to allow pulsatile apical contraction

Cell Boundary Elongation by Non-autonomous Contractility in Cell Oscillation

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Alternative Mechanisms for Talin to Mediate Integrin Function

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Dynamic Visualization of α-Catenin Reveals Rapid, Reversible Conformation Switching between Tension States

(2015) Tae-Jin Kim et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Adherens Junctions Revisualized: Organizing Cadherins as Nanoassemblies

(2015) Alpha S. Yap et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

From actomyosin oscillations to tissue-level deformations

(2015) Nicole Gorfinkiel   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

ZO-1 controls endothelial adherens junctions, cell–cell tension, angiogenesis, and barrier formation

(2015) Olga Tornavaca et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

α-Catenin–mediated cadherin clustering couples cadherin and actin dynamics

(2015) Chi-Shuo Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

A self-organized biomechanical network drives shape changes during tissue morphogenesis

(2015) Akankshi Munjal et al.   NATURE

E-cadherin junctions as active mechanical integrators in tissue dynamics

(2015) Thomas Lecuit et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Emission behaviors of unsymmetrical 1,3-diaryl-β-diketones: A model perfectly disclosing the effect of molecular conformation on luminescence of organic solids

(2015) Xiao Cheng et al.   Scientific Reports

Dynamic myosin phosphorylation regulates contractile pulses and tissue integrity during epithelial morphogenesis

(2014) Claudia G. Vasquez et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Complete canthi removal reveals that forces from the amnioserosa alone are sufficient to drive dorsal closure in Drosophila

(2014) Adrienne R. Wells et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Contractile and Mechanical Properties of Epithelia with Perturbed Actomyosin Dynamics

(2014) Sabine C. Fischer et al.   PLoS One

The minimal cadherin-catenin complex binds to actin filaments under force

(2014) C. D. Buckley et al.   SCIENCE

Force-dependent conformational switch of α-catenin controls vinculin binding

(2014) Mingxi Yao et al.   Nature Communications

Forces in Tissue Morphogenesis and Patterning

(2013) Carl-Philipp Heisenberg et al.   CELL

Talin Autoinhibition Is Required for Morphogenesis

(2013) Stephanie J. Ellis et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Bazooka inhibits aPKC to limit antagonism of actomyosin networks during amnioserosa apical constriction

(2013) D. J. V. David et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Mechanosensitive systems at the cadherin-F-actin interface

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Monomeric α-catenin links cadherin to the actin cytoskeleton

(2013) Ridhdhi Desai et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

A Cell-Level Biomechanical Model of Drosophila Dorsal Closure

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Specific Conserved C-terminal Amino Acids ofCaenorhabditis elegansHMP-1/α-Catenin Modulate F-actin Binding Independently of Vinculin

(2012) Stephanie L. Maiden et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Mutational analysis supports a core role for Drosophila  -Catenin in adherens junction function

(2012) R. Sarpal et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

E-cadherin is under constitutive actomyosin-generated tension that is increased at cell-cell contacts upon externally applied stretch

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Triggering a Cell Shape Change by Exploiting Preexisting Actomyosin Contractions

(2012) Minna Roh-Johnson et al.   SCIENCE

Spatial, temporal and molecular hierarchies in the link between death, delamination and dorsal closure

(2011) S. Muliyil et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The secret life of α-catenin: Moonlighting in morphogenesis

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Integrin adhesion drives the emergent polarization of active cytoskeletal stresses to pattern cell delamination

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The PAR complex regulates pulsed actomyosin contractions during amnioserosa apical constriction in Drosophila

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Cytoskeletal dynamics and supracellular organisation of cell shape fluctuations during dorsal closure

(2010) G. B. Blanchard et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Integrative approaches to morphogenesis: Lessons from dorsal closure

(2010) Nicole Gorfinkiel et al.   GENESIS

αE-catenin regulates actin dynamics independently of cadherin-mediated cell–cell adhesion

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Vinculin potentiates E-cadherin mechanosensing and is recruited to actin-anchored sites within adherens junctions in a myosin II–dependent manner

(2010) Quint le Duc et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Planar polarized actomyosin contractile flows control epithelial junction remodelling

(2010) Matteo Rauzi et al.   NATURE

α-Catenin as a tension transducer that induces adherens junction development

(2010) Shigenobu Yonemura et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Combining Laser Microsurgery and Finite Element Modeling to Assess Cell-Level Epithelial Mechanics

(2009) M. Shane Hutson et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Pulsed Forces Timed by a Ratchet-like Mechanism Drive Directed Tissue Movement during Dorsal Closure

(2009) Jerome Solon et al.   CELL

Mechanical control of global cell behaviour during dorsal closure in Drosophila

(2009) N. Gorfinkiel et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Cell shape changes indicate a role for extrinsic tensile forces in Drosophila germ-band extension

(2009) Lucy C. Butler et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Tissue tectonics: morphogenetic strain rates, cell shape change and intercalation

(2009) Guy B Blanchard et al.   NATURE METHODS

piggyBac-Based Mosaic Screen Identifies a Postmitotic Function for Cohesin in Regulating Developmental Axon Pruning

(2008) Oren Schuldiner et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

A two-tiered mechanism for stabilization and immobilization of E-cadherin

(2008) Matthieu Cavey et al.   NATURE

Pulsed contractions of an actin–myosin network drive apical constriction

(2008) Adam C. Martin et al.   NATURE

Apoptotic Force and Tissue Dynamics During Drosophila Embryogenesis

(2008) Y. Toyama et al.   SCIENCE