Friction forces position the neural anlage
M. Smutny, Z. Ákos, S. Grigolon, S. Shamipour, V. Ruprecht, D. Capek, M. Behrndt, E. Papusheva, M. Tada, B. Hof, T. Vicsek, G. Salbreux, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Nature Cell Biology 19 (2017) 306–317.

Determining physical properties of the cell cortex
A. Saha, M. Nishikawa, M. Behrndt, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, F. Julicher, S. Grill, Biophysical Journal 110 (2016) 1421–1429.

YAP is essential for tissue tension to ensure vertebrate 3D body shape
S. Porazinski, H. Wang, Y. Asaoka, M. Behrndt, T. Miyamoto, H. Morita, S. Hata, T. Sasaki, G. Krens, Y. Osada, S. Asaka, A. Momoi, S. Linton, J. Miesfeld, B. Link, T. Senga, A. Castillo Morales, A. Urrutia, N. Shimizu, H. Nagase, S. Matsuura, S. Bagby, H. Kondoh, H. Nishina, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, M. Furutani Seiki, Nature 521 (2015) 217–221.

UV laser ablation to measure cell and tissue-generated forces in the zebrafish embryo in vivo and ex vivo
M. Smutny, M. Behrndt, P. Campinho, V. Ruprecht, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, in:, C. Nelson (Ed.), Tissue Morphogenesis, Springer, New York, NY, 2014, pp. 219–235.

Forces driving epithelial spreading in zebrafish epiboly
M. Behrndt, Forces Driving Epithelial Spreading in Zebrafish Epiboly, IST Austria, 2014.

Lateral junction dynamics lead the way out
M. Behrndt, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Nature Cell Biology 16 (2014) 127–129.

The notochord breaks bilateral symmetry by controlling cell shapes in the Zebrafish laterality organ
J. Compagnon, V. Barone, S. Rajshekar, R. Kottmeier, K. Pranjic-Ferscha, M. Behrndt, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Developmental Cell 31 (2014) 774–783.

Tension-oriented cell divisions limit anisotropic tissue tension in epithelial spreading during zebrafish epiboly
P. Campinho, M. Behrndt, J. Ranft, T. Risler, N. Minc, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Nature Cell Biology 15 (2013) 1405–1414.

Forces driving epithelial spreading in zebrafish gastrulation
M. Behrndt, G. Salbreux, P. Campinho, R. Hauschild, F. Oswald, J. Roensch, S. Grill, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Science 338 (2012) 257–260.

Spurred by resistance mechanosensation in collective migration
M. Behrndt, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Developmental Cell 22 (2012) 3–4.

Measuring the complete force field of an optical trap
M. Jahnel, M. Behrndt, A. Jannasch, E. Schaeffer, S. Grill, Optics Letters 36 (2011) 1260–1262.