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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Apical contacts stemming from incomplete delamination guide progenitor cell allocation through a dragging mechanism
E. Pulgar, C. Schwayer, N. Guerrero, L. López, S. Márquez, S. Härtel, R. Soto, C.P. Heisenberg, M.L. Concha, ELife 10 (2021).

Quantifying tissue tension in the granulosa layer after laser surgery
P. Xia, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, in:, R. Dosch (Ed.), Germline Development in the Zebrafish, Humana, 2021, pp. 117–128.

Rigidity percolation uncovers a structural basis for embryonic tissue phase transitions

Reassembling gastrulation
A. Schauer, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Developmental Biology 474 (2021) 71–81.

Zebrafish gastrulation: Putting fate in motion

An adhesion code ensures robust pattern formation during tissue morphogenesis
T.Y.-C. Tsai, M.K. Sikora, P. Xia, T. Colak-Champollion, H. Knaut, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, S.G. Megason, Science 370 (2020) 113–116.

Zebrafish embryonic explants undergo genetically encoded self-assembly
A. Schauer, D.C. Nunes Pinheiro, R. Hauschild, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, ELife 9 (2020).

Tension-dependent stabilization of E-cadherin limits cell-cell contact expansion
J. Slovakova, M.K. Sikora, S. Caballero Mancebo, G. Krens, W. Kaufmann, K. Huljev, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, BioRxiv (2020).

Light-activated Frizzle reveals a permissive role of non-canonical wnt signaling in mesendoderm cell migration
D. Capek, M. Smutny, A.M. Tichy, M. Morri, H.L. Janovjak, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, ELife 8 (2019).

Lateral inhibition in cell specification mediated by mechanical signals modulating TAZ activity
P. Xia, D.J. Gütl, V. Zheden, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell 176 (2019) 1379–1392.e14.

Mechanochemical feedback loops in development and disease