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Fluidization-mediated tissue spreading by mitotic cell rounding and non-canonical Wnt signalling
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Light-activated Frizzled7 reveals a permissive role of non-canonical wnt signaling in mesendoderm cell migration
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Tissue rheology in embryonic organization
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Zebrafish gastrulation: Putting fate in motion
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Tension-dependent stabilization of E-cadherin limits cell-cell contact expansion in zebrafish germ-layer progenitor cells
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Lateral inhibition in cell specification mediated by mechanical signals modulating TAZ activity
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Mechanochemical feedback loops in development and disease
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An adhesion code ensures robust pattern formation during tissue morphogenesis
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Reassembling gastrulation
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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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Apical contacts stemming from incomplete delamination guide progenitor cell allocation through a dragging mechanism
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Bulk actin dynamics drive phase segregation in zebrafish oocytes
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Mechanosensation of tight junctions depends on ZO-1 phase separation and flow
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