Smutny M, Ákos Z, Grigolon S, Shamipour S, Ruprecht V, Capek D, Behrndt M, Papusheva E, Tada M, Hof B, Vicsek T, Salbreux G, Heisenberg C-PJ. 2017. Friction forces position the neural anlage. Nature Cell Biology. 19, 306–317.

Saha A, Nishikawa M, Behrndt M, Heisenberg C-PJ, Julicher F, Grill S. 2016. Determining physical properties of the cell cortex. Biophysical Journal. 110(6), 1421–1429.

Porazinski S, Wang H, Asaoka Y, Behrndt M, Miyamoto T, Morita H, Hata S, Sasaki T, Krens G, Osada Y, Asaka S, Momoi A, Linton S, Miesfeld J, Link B, Senga T, Castillo Morales A, Urrutia A, Shimizu N, Nagase H, Matsuura S, Bagby S, Kondoh H, Nishina H, Heisenberg C-PJ, Furutani Seiki M. 2015. YAP is essential for tissue tension to ensure vertebrate 3D body shape. Nature. 521(7551), 217–221.

Behrndt M, Heisenberg C-PJ. 2014. Lateral junction dynamics lead the way out. Nature Cell Biology. 16(2), 127–129.

Smutny M, Behrndt M, Campinho P, Ruprecht V, Heisenberg C-PJ. 2014.UV laser ablation to measure cell and tissue-generated forces in the zebrafish embryo in vivo and ex vivo. In: Tissue Morphogenesis. vol. 1189, 219–235.

Compagnon J, Barone V, Rajshekar S, Kottmeier R, Pranjic-Ferscha K, Behrndt M, Heisenberg C-PJ. 2014. The notochord breaks bilateral symmetry by controlling cell shapes in the Zebrafish laterality organ. Developmental Cell. 31(6), 774–783.

Behrndt M. 2014. Forces driving epithelial spreading in zebrafish epiboly. IST Austria.

Campinho P, Behrndt M, Ranft J, Risler T, Minc N, Heisenberg C-PJ. 2013. Tension-oriented cell divisions limit anisotropic tissue tension in epithelial spreading during zebrafish epiboly. Nature Cell Biology. 15, 1405–1414.

Behrndt M, Salbreux G, Campinho P, Hauschild R, Oswald F, Roensch J, Grill S, Heisenberg C-PJ. 2012. Forces driving epithelial spreading in zebrafish gastrulation. Science. 338(6104), 257–260.

Behrndt M, Heisenberg C-PJ. 2012. Spurred by resistance mechanosensation in collective migration. Developmental Cell. 22(1), 3–4.

Jahnel M, Behrndt M, Jannasch A, Schaeffer E, Grill S. 2011. Measuring the complete force field of an optical trap. Optics Letters. 36(7), 1260–1262.