The major β-catenin/E-cadherin junctional binding site is a primary molecular mechano-transductor of differentiation in vivo

Emergent cellular self-organization and mechanosensation initiate follicle pattern in the avian skin

(2017) Amy E. Shyer et al.   SCIENCE

Mechanotransductive cascade of Myo-II-dependent mesoderm and endoderm invaginations in embryo gastrulation

(2017) Démosthène Mitrossilis et al.   Nature Communications

Quantitative FLIM-FRET Microscopy to Monitor Nanoscale Chromatin Compaction In Vivo Reveals Structural Roles of Condensin Complexes

(2017) David Llères et al.   Cell Reports

Mechanosensing Controlled Directly by Tyrosine Kinases

(2016) Bo Yang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Increasing β-catenin/Wnt3A activity levels drive mechanical strain-induced cell cycle progression through mitosis

(2016) Blair W Benham-Pyle et al.   eLife

Mechanotransduction's Impact on Animal Development, Evolution, and Tumorigenesis

(2015) Maria-Elena Fernandez-Sanchez et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Confinement and Low Adhesion Induce Fast Amoeboid Migration of Slow Mesenchymal Cells

(2015) Yan-Jun Liu et al.   CELL

Active contractility at E-cadherin junctions and its implications for cell extrusion in cancer

(2015) Selwin K Wu et al.   CELL CYCLE

Mechanical induction of the tumorigenic β-catenin pathway by tumour growth pressure

(2015) María Elena Fernández-Sánchez et al.   NATURE

Mechanical strain induces E-cadherin-dependent Yap1 and  -catenin activation to drive cell cycle entry

(2015) B. W. Benham-Pyle et al.   SCIENCE

Vascular remodeling is governed by a VEGFR3-dependent fluid shear stress set point

(2015) Nicolas Baeyens et al.   eLife

Compressive Stress Inhibits Proliferation in Tumor Spheroids through a Volume Limitation

(2014) Morgan Delarue et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Force Engages Vinculin and Promotes Tumor Progression by Enhancing PI3K Activation of Phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-Triphosphate

(2014) Matthew G. Rubashkin et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

The cancer glycocalyx mechanically primes integrin-mediated growth and survival

(2014) Matthew J. Paszek et al.   NATURE

Tissue mechanics modulate microRNA-dependent PTEN expression to regulate malignant progression

(2014) Janna K Mouw et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

CHARMM36 all-atom additive protein force field: Validation based on comparison to NMR data

(2013) Jing Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY

Evolutionary conservation of early mesoderm specification by mechanotransduction in Bilateria

(2013) Thibaut Brunet et al.   Nature Communications

Force-Clamp Analysis Techniques Give Highest Rank to Stretched Exponential Unfolding Kinetics in Ubiquitin

(2012) Herbert Lannon et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Mechanical Stress Acts via Katanin to Amplify Differences in Growth Rate between Adjacent Cells in Arabidopsis

(2012) Magalie Uyttewaal et al.   CELL

Abl Regulates Planar Polarized Junctional Dynamics through β-Catenin Tyrosine Phosphorylation

(2012) Masako Tamada et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Ultra Magnetic Liposomes for MR Imaging, Targeting, and Hyperthermia

(2012) Gaëlle Béalle et al.   LANGMUIR

Mechanical Strain Regulates Osteoblast Proliferation through Integrin-Mediated ERK Activation

(2012) Yu-xian Yan et al.   PLoS One

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

(2012) N. Borghi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Actomyosin-Mediated Cellular Tension Drives Increased Tissue Stiffness and β-Catenin Activation to Induce Epidermal Hyperplasia and Tumor Growth

(2011) Michael S. Samuel et al.   CANCER CELL

 -catenin tyrosine 654 phosphorylation increases Wnt signalling and intestinal tumorigenesis

(2011) W. van Veelen et al.   GUT

A tension-induced mechanotransduction pathway promotes epithelial morphogenesis

(2011) Huimin Zhang et al.   NATURE

Role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction

(2011) Sirio Dupont et al.   NATURE

Fast and Forceful Refolding of Stretched α-Helical Solenoid Proteins

(2010) Minkyu Kim et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

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

(2010) Benoît Aigouy et al.   CELL

Mechanical control of tissue and organ development

(2010) T. Mammoto et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Integration of contractile forces during tissue invagination

(2010) Adam C. Martin et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics

(2010) Carsten Grashoff et al.   NATURE

Force-dependent polymorphism in type IV pili reveals hidden epitopes

(2010) N. Biais et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cell fate regulation by coupling mechanical cycles to biochemical signaling pathways

(2009) Viola Vogel et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

A mechanosensitive transcriptional mechanism that controls angiogenesis

(2009) Akiko Mammoto et al.   NATURE

Tissue Deformation Modulates Twist Expression to Determine Anterior Midgut Differentiation in Drosophila Embryos

(2008) Nicolas Desprat et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Mechanical Strain Inhibits Adipogenesis in Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Stimulating a Durable β-Catenin Signal

(2008) Buer Sen et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Mechanical factors activate ß‐catenin‐dependent oncogene expression in APC1638N/+ mouse colon

(2008) Joanne Whitehead et al.   HFSP Journal

Egg size, embryonic development time and ovoviviparity in Drosophila species

(2008) T. A. MARKOW et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Pulsed contractions of an actin–myosin network drive apical constriction

(2008) Adam C. Martin et al.   NATURE

Mechanotransduction in development: a growing role for contractility

(2008) Michele A. Wozniak et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY