Adhesion forces and cortical tension couple cell proliferation and differentiation to drive epidermal stratification

Topological defects in epithelia govern cell death and extrusion

(2017) Thuan Beng Saw et al.   NATURE

Using cell deformation and motion to predict forces and collective behavior in morphogenesis

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E-cadherin integrates mechanotransduction and EGFR signaling to control junctional tissue polarization and tight junction positioning

(2017) Matthias Rübsam et al.   Nature Communications

Mechanical regulation of transcription controls Polycomb-mediated gene silencing during lineage commitment

(2016) Huy Quang Le et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Fast and robust fabrication of reusable molds for hydrogel micro-patterning

(2016) Richard De Mets et al.   Biomaterials Science

Cell adhesion strength from cortical tension - an integration of concepts

(2015) R. Winklbauer   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Control of cell–cell forces and collective cell dynamics by the intercellular adhesome

(2015) Elsa Bazellières et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Wdr1-mediated cell shape dynamics and cortical tension are essential for epidermal planar cell polarity

(2015) Chen Luxenburg et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Unjamming and cell shape in the asthmatic airway epithelium

(2015) Jin-Ah Park et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Physics of active jamming during collective cellular motion in a monolayer

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Fluorogenic probes for live-cell imaging of the cytoskeleton

(2014) Gražvydas Lukinavičius et al.   NATURE METHODS

p53/p63/p73 in the Epidermis in Health and Disease

(2014) V. A. Botchkarev et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

Desmosomes: Regulators of Cellular Signaling and Adhesion in Epidermal Health and Disease

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Forces in Tissue Morphogenesis and Patterning

(2013) Carl-Philipp Heisenberg et al.   CELL

The mechanical anisotropy in a tissue promotes ordering in hexagonal cell packing

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Adhesion Disengagement Uncouples Intrinsic and Extrinsic Forces to Drive Cytokinesis in Epithelial Tissues

(2013) Charlène Guillot et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Interplay between the Dividing Cell and Its Neighbors Regulates Adherens Junction Formation during Cytokinesis in Epithelial Tissue

(2013) Sophie Herszterg et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Keratins significantly contribute to cell stiffness and impact invasive behavior

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Elastic properties of cells in the context of confluent cell monolayers: impact of tension and surface area regulation

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Migratory and adhesive properties of Xenopus laevis primordial germ cells in vitro

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Mimicking normal tissue architecture and perturbation in cancer with engineered micro-epidermis

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Distinct contribution of stem and progenitor cells to epidermal maintenance

(2012) Guilhem Mascré et al.   NATURE

Live-cell delamination counterbalances epithelial growth to limit tissue overcrowding

(2012) Eliana Marinari et al.   NATURE

Spatial organization of the extracellular matrix regulates cell-cell junction positioning

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Physical Biology Returns to Morphogenesis

(2012) R. Keller   SCIENCE

Knowing the Boundaries: Extending the Differential Adhesion Hypothesis in Embryonic Cell Sorting

(2012) J. D. Amack et al.   SCIENCE

Adhesion Functions in Cell Sorting by Mechanically Coupling the Cortices of Adhering Cells

(2012) J.-L. Maitre et al.   SCIENCE

Act your age: Tuning cell behavior to tissue requirements in interfollicular epidermis

(2012) Amit Roshan et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Actin cortex mechanics and cellular morphogenesis

(2012) Guillaume Salbreux et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Bringing balance by force: live cell extrusion controls epithelial cell numbers

(2012) George T. Eisenhoffer et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

A new micropatterning method of soft substrates reveals that different tumorigenic signals can promote or reduce cell contraction levels

(2011) Qingzong Tseng et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Tissue Organization by Cadherin Adhesion Molecules: Dynamic Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Morphogenetic Regulation

(2011) Carien M. Niessen et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Quantification of the forces driving self-assembly of three-dimensional microtissues

(2011) J. Youssef et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cell-ECM traction force modulates endogenous tension at cell-cell contacts

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Atomic force microscopy: a nanoscopic window on the cell surface

(2011) Daniel J. Müller et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Cell Flow Reorients the Axis of Planar Polarity in the Wing Epithelium of Drosophila

(2010) Benoît Aigouy et al.   CELL

Actin and serum response factor transduce physical cues from the microenvironment to regulate epidermal stem cell fate decisions

(2010) John T. Connelly et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Lifeact mice for studying F-actin dynamics

(2010) Julia Riedl et al.   NATURE METHODS

Fluidization of tissues by cell division and apoptosis

(2010) J. Ranft et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Coaction of intercellular adhesion and cortical tension specifies tissue surface tension

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Epidermal homeostasis: a balancing act of stem cells in the skin

(2009) Cédric Blanpain et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Cadherin-Mediated Cell–Cell Contact Regulates Keratinocyte Differentiation

(2008) Joseph L. Charest et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

From single cells to tissue architecture—a bottom-up approach to modelling the spatio-temporal organisation of complex multi-cellular systems

(2008) J. Galle et al.   JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY

Tensile forces govern germ-layer organization in zebrafish

(2008) M. Krieg et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

High Resolution Traction Force Microscopy Based on Experimental and Computational Advances

(2007) Benedikt Sabass et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL