Geometry-driven asymmetric cell divisions pattern cell cycles and zygotic genome activation in the zebrafish embryo
N. Mishra, Y.I. Li, E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Nature Physics 22 (2026) 139–150.

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).

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

Morphogen gradient orchestrates pattern-preserving tissue morphogenesis via motility-driven unjamming
D.C. Nunes Pinheiro, R. Kardos, E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Nature Physics 18 (2022) 1482–1493.

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.

Tension-dependent stabilization of E-cadherin limits cell-cell contact expansion in zebrafish germ-layer progenitor cells
J. Slovakova, M.K. Sikora, F.N. Arslan, S. Caballero Mancebo, G. Krens, W. Kaufmann, J. Merrin, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 (2022).

Multitier mechanics control stromal adaptations in swelling lymph nodes
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Sat acts as a gatekeeper for major developmental transitions during early vertebrate embryogenesis
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