Front-biased activation of the Ras-Ra-Ra loop coordinates collective cell migration
Y. Jikko, E. Deguchi, K. Matsuda, N. Hino, S. Tsukiji, M. Matsuda, K. Terai, Journal of Cell Science 138 (2025).

Unequal segregation of mitochondria during asymmetric cell division contributes to cell fate divergence in sister cells in vivo
I. Segos, J. Van Eeckhoven, S. Berger, N. Mishra, E.J. Lambie, B. Conradt, Nature Communications 16 (2025).

Hoxb genes determine the timing of cell ingression by regulating cell surface fluctuations during zebrafish gastrulation
Y. Moriyama, T. Mitsui, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Development 152 (2025).

Decoding zebrafish oogenesis: From primordial germ cell development to fertilization
L. Hofmann, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology 175 (2025).

BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm tissue material properties modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during early zebrafish gastrulation
S. Tavano, D. Brückner, S. Tasciyan, X. Tong, R. Kardos, A. Schauer, R. Hauschild, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell Reports 44 (2025).

Keratins act as global coordinators of tissue spreading through mechanosensitive feedback
S. Naik, Keratins Act as Global Coordinators of Tissue Spreading through Mechanosensitive Feedback, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2025.

Keratins coordinate tissue spreading by balancing spreading forces with tissue material properties
S. Naik, Y.-E. Keta, K. Pranjic-Ferscha, E.B. Hannezo, S. Henkes, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, BioRxiv (n.d.).

Analysis of SMA/5 target genes in a sea anemone reveals ZSWIM4-6 as a novel BMP signaling modulator
P. Knabl, A. Schauer, A.P. Pomreinke, B. Zimmermann, K.W. Rogers, D. capek, P. Müller, G. Genikhovich, ELife 13 (2024).

Adhesion-induced cortical flows pattern E-cadherin-mediated cell contacts
F.N. Arslan, E.B. Hannezo, J. Merrin, M. Loose, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Current Biology 34 (2024) 171–182.e8.

Friction forces determine cytoplasmic reorganization and shape changes of ascidian oocytes upon fertilization
S. Caballero Mancebo, R. Shinde, M. Bolger-Munro, M. Peruzzo, G. Szep, I. Steccari, D. Labrousse Arias, V. Zheden, J. Merrin, A. Callan-Jones, R. Voituriez, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Nature Physics 20 (2024) 310–321.

Robust axis elongation by Nodal-dependent restriction of BMP signaling
A. Schauer, K. Pranjic-Ferscha, R. Hauschild, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Development 151 (2024) 1–18.

Mechanical forces in plant tissue matrix orient cell divisions via microtubule stabilization
L. Hörmayer, J.C. Montesinos López, N. Trozzi, L. Spona, S. Yoshida, P. Marhavá, S. Caballero Mancebo, E. Benková, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Y. Dagdas, M. Majda, J. Friml, Developmental Cell 59 (2024) 1333–1344.e4.

Development: Turing mechanics
N. Hino, C. Santos Fernandes Lasbarrères Camelo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Current Biology 34 (2024) 30–32.

3D cell segregation geometry and dynamics are governed by tissue surface tension regulation
E. Méhes, E. Mones, M. Varga, Á. Zsigmond, B. Biri-Kovács, L. Nyitray, V. Barone, G. Krens, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, T. Vicsek, Communications Biology 6 (2023).

Stretching the limits of extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) signaling — Cell mechanosensing to ERK activation
T. Hirashima, N. Hino, K. Aoki, M. Matsuda, Current Opinion in Cell Biology 84 (2023).

Yolk granule fusion and microtubule aster formation regulate cortical granule translocation and exocytosis in zebrafish oocytes
S. Shamipour, L. Hofmann, I. Steccari, R. Kardos, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, PLoS Biology 21 (2023) e3002146.

A hydraulic feedback loop between mesendoderm cell migration and interstitial fluid relocalization promotes embryonic axis formation in zebrafish
K. Huljev, S. Shamipour, D.C. Nunes Pinheiro, F. Preusser, I. Steccari, C.M. Sommer, S. Naik, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Developmental Cell 58 (2023) 582–596.e7.

ZnUMBA - a live imaging method to detect local barrier breaches
T. Higashi, R.E. Stephenson, C. Schwayer, K. Huljev, A.Y. Higashi, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, H. Chiba, A.L. Miller, Journal of Cell Science 136 (2023).

Connecting theory and experiment in cell and tissue mechanics
C. Schwayer, D. Brückner, Journal of Cell Science 136 (2023).

Mesendoderm formation in zebrafish gastrulation: The role of extraembryonic tissues
A. Schauer, Mesendoderm Formation in Zebrafish Gastrulation: The Role of Extraembryonic Tissues, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.