Interaction and feedback between cell mechanics and fate specification in vertebrate gastrulation
Project Period: 2017-07-01 – 2022-06-30
Externally Funded
Acronym
Mecspec
Principal Investigator
Carl-Philipp J Heisenberg
Department(s)
Heisenberg Group
Grant Number
742573
Funding Organisation
EC/H2020
11 Publications
2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 5789 |

Fluidization-mediated tissue spreading by mitotic cell rounding and non-canonical Wnt signalling
N. Petridou, S. Grigolon, G. Salbreux, E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Nature Cell Biology 21 (2019) 169–178.
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N. Petridou, S. Grigolon, G. Salbreux, E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Nature Cell Biology 21 (2019) 169–178.
2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6025 |

Light-activated Frizzled7 reveals a permissive role of non-canonical wnt signaling in mesendoderm cell migration
D. Capek, M. Smutny, A.M. Tichy, M. Morri, H.L. Janovjak, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, ELife 8 (2019).
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D. Capek, M. Smutny, A.M. Tichy, M. Morri, H.L. Janovjak, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, ELife 8 (2019).
2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6087 |

Lateral inhibition in cell specification mediated by mechanical signals modulating TAZ activity
P. Xia, D.J. Gütl, V. Zheden, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell 176 (2019) 1379–1392.e14.
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P. Xia, D.J. Gütl, V. Zheden, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell 176 (2019) 1379–1392.e14.
2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6601 |

Mechanochemical feedback loops in development and disease
E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell 178 (2019) 12–25.
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E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell 178 (2019) 12–25.
2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6980 |

Tissue rheology in embryonic organization
N. Petridou, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, The EMBO Journal 38 (2019).
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N. Petridou, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, The EMBO Journal 38 (2019).
2020 | Book Chapter | IST-REx-ID: 7227
Zebrafish gastrulation: Putting fate in motion
D.C. Nunes Pinheiro, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, in:, Gastrulation: From Embryonic Pattern to Form, Elsevier, 2020, pp. 343–375.
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D.C. Nunes Pinheiro, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, in:, Gastrulation: From Embryonic Pattern to Form, Elsevier, 2020, pp. 343–375.
2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6508 |

Bulk actin dynamics drive phase segregation in zebrafish oocytes
S. Shamipour, R. Kardos, S. Xue, B. Hof, E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell 177 (2019) 1463–1479.e18.
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S. Shamipour, R. Kardos, S. Xue, B. Hof, E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell 177 (2019) 1463–1479.e18.
2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7001 |

Mechanosensation of tight junctions depends on ZO-1 phase separation and flow
C. Schwayer, S. Shamipour, K. Pranjic-Ferscha, A. Schauer, M. Balda, M. Tada, K. Matter, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell 179 (2019) 937–952.e18.
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C. Schwayer, S. Shamipour, K. Pranjic-Ferscha, A. Schauer, M. Balda, M. Tada, K. Matter, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell 179 (2019) 937–952.e18.
2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8966 |

Reassembling gastrulation
A. Schauer, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Developmental Biology (n.d.).
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A. Schauer, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Developmental Biology (n.d.).
2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7888 |

Zebrafish embryonic explants undergo genetically encoded self-assembly
A. Schauer, D.C. Nunes Pinheiro, R. Hauschild, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, ELife 9 (2020).
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A. Schauer, D.C. Nunes Pinheiro, R. Hauschild, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, ELife 9 (2020).
2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8680 |

An adhesion code ensures robust pattern formation during tissue morphogenesis
T.Y.-C. Tsai, M.K. Sikora, P. Xia, T. Colak-Champollion, H. Knaut, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, S.G. Megason, Science 370 (2020) 113–116.
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T.Y.-C. Tsai, M.K. Sikora, P. Xia, T. Colak-Champollion, H. Knaut, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, S.G. Megason, Science 370 (2020) 113–116.