Adhesion-induced cortical flows pattern E-cadherin-mediated cell contacts
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Friction forces determine cytoplasmic reorganization and shape changes of ascidian oocytes upon fertilization
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Robust axis elongation by Nodal-dependent restriction of BMP signaling
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Yolk granule fusion and microtubule aster formation regulate cortical granule translocation and exocytosis in zebrafish oocytes
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3D cell segregation geometry and dynamics are governed by tissue surface tension regulation
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ZnUMBA - a live imaging method to detect local barrier breaches
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A hydraulic feedback loop between mesendoderm cell migration and interstitial fluid relocalization promotes embryonic axis formation in zebrafish
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Rigidity transitions in development and disease
E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Trends in Cell Biology 32 (2022) 3-444.

Tension-dependent stabilization of E-cadherin limits cell-cell contact expansion in zebrafish germ-layer progenitor cells
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Morphogen gradient orchestrates pattern-preserving tissue morphogenesis via motility-driven unjamming
D.C. Nunes Pinheiro, R. Kardos, E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Nature Physics 18 (2022) 1482–1493.

Admp regulates tail bending by controlling ventral epidermal cell polarity via phosphorylated myosin localization in Ciona
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Multitier mechanics control stromal adaptations in swelling lymph nodes
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Reassembling gastrulation
A. Schauer, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Developmental Biology 474 (2021) 71–81.

Cytoplasm's got moves
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Quantifying tissue tension in the granulosa layer after laser surgery
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Rigidity percolation uncovers a structural basis for embryonic tissue phase transitions
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Holding it together: when cadherin meets cadherin
F.N. Arslan, J. Eckert, T. Schmidt, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Biophysical Journal 120 (2021) 4182–4192.

Sat acts as a gatekeeper for major developmental transitions during early vertebrate embryogenesis
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Special rebranding issue: cQuantitative cell and developmental biologyd
C.-P.J. Heisenberg, A.M. Lennon, R. Mayor, G. Salbreux, Cells and Development 168 (2021).

Dissecting organismal morphogenesis by bridging genetics and biophysics
N. Mishra, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Annual Review of Genetics 55 (2021) 209–233.