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).

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).

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

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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

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.

A caspase–RhoGEF axis contributes to the cell size threshold for apoptotic death in developing Caenorhabditis elegans
A. Sethi, H. Wei, N. Mishra, I. Segos, E.J. Lambie, E. Zanin, B. Conradt, PLOS Biology 20 (2022).

Admp regulates tail bending by controlling ventral epidermal cell polarity via phosphorylated myosin localization in Ciona
Y.S. Kogure, H. Muraoka, W.C. Koizumi, R. Gelin-alessi, B.G. Godard, K. Oka, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, K. Hotta, Development 149 (2022).

Rigidity transitions in development and disease
E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Trends in Cell Biology 32 (2022) 3-444.

Building and sustaining mentor interactions as a mentee
S. Sarabipour, S.J. Hainer, F.N. Arslan, C.M. De Winde, E. Furlong, N. Bielczyk, N.M. Jadavji, A.P. Shah, S. Davla, FEBS Journal 289 (2022) 1374–1384.

Remodeling of E-cadherin-mediated contacts via cortical  flows
F.N. Arslan, Remodeling of E-Cadherin-Mediated Contacts via Cortical  Flows, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022.