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text: Early embryo geometry is one of the most invariant species-specific traits,
yet its role in ensuring developmental reproducibility and robustness remains
underexplored. Here we show that in zebrafish, the geometry of the fertilized
egg—specifically its curvature and volume—serves as a critical initial condition
triggering a cascade of events that influence development. The embryo geometry
guides patterned asymmetric cell divisions in the blastoderm, generating radial
gradients of cell volume and nucleocytoplasmic ratio. These gradients generate
mitotic phase waves, with the nucleocytoplasmic ratio determining individual cell
cycle periods independently of other cells. We demonstrate that reducing cell
autonomy reshapes these waves, emphasizing the instructive role of geometry-derived
volume patterns in setting the intrinsic period of the cell cycle oscillator.
In addition to organizing cell cycles, early embryo geometry spatially patterns
zygotic genome activation at the midblastula transition, a key step in establishing
embryonic autonomy. Disrupting the embryo shape alters the zygotic genome activation
pattern and causes ectopic germ layer specification, underscoring the developmental
significance of geometry. Together, our findings reveal a symmetry-breaking function
of early embryo geometry in coordinating cell cycle and transcriptional patterning.
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acknowledgement: We thank N. Petridou (EMBL) for sharing results before publication.
N.M. was supported by funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme under
the Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Actions ISTplus grant agreement number 754411.
Y.I.L. acknowledges funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and
innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement number 101034413.
The research was supported by funding to C.-P.H. from the NOMIS Foundation, Project
ID 1.844. We would like to thank past and present members of the Heisenberg and
Hannezo groups for discussions, particularly S. Shamipour, V. Doddihal, M. Jovic,
N. Hino, F. N. Arslan, R. Kobylinska and C. Camelo for feedback on the draft manuscript.
This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of Institute of
Science and Technology Austria through resources provided by the Aquatics Facility,
Imaging & Optics Facility (IOF), Scientific Computing (SciComp) facility and Lab
Support Facility (LSF). Open access funding provided by Institute of Science and
Technology (IST Austria).
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divisions pattern cell cycles and zygotic genome activation in the zebrafish embryo.
Nature Physics. 2026;22:139-150. doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03122-1
apa: Mishra, N., Li, Y. I., Hannezo, E. B., & Heisenberg, C.-P. J. (2026). Geometry-driven
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chicago: Mishra, Nikhil, Yuting I Li, Edouard B Hannezo, and Carl-Philipp J Heisenberg.
“Geometry-Driven Asymmetric Cell Divisions Pattern Cell Cycles and Zygotic Genome
Activation in the Zebrafish Embryo.” Nature Physics. Springer Nature, 2026.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-03122-1.
ieee: N. Mishra, Y. I. Li, E. B. Hannezo, and C.-P. J. Heisenberg, “Geometry-driven
asymmetric cell divisions pattern cell cycles and zygotic genome activation in
the zebrafish embryo,” Nature Physics, vol. 22. Springer Nature, pp. 139–150,
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short: N. Mishra, Y.I. Li, E.B. Hannezo, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Nature Physics 22 (2026)
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Life Science Support, and Cryo-Electron Microscopy facilities at ISTA for their
technical assistance and support. Numerical simulations were performed using the
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text: DNA methylation is a primary layer of epigenetic modification that plays a
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activity of opposing enzymes that mediate DNA methylation and demethylation gives
rise to a biochemical cycle and active turnover of DNA methylation. While the
ensuing biochemical oscillations have been implicated in the regulation of cell
differentiation, their functional role and spatiotemporal dynamics are unknown.
In this work, we demonstrate that chromatin-mediated coupling between these local
biochemical cycles can lead to the emergence of phase-locked domains, regions
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heterogeneity. We introduce a minimal model based on stochastic oscillators with
constrained long-range and nonreciprocal interactions, shaped by the local chromatin
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acknowledgement: This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon
2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 950349 and the
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of migrating cells and chiral filaments”, Institute of Science and Technology
Austria, 10.15479/AT-ISTA-21439.
mla: Dunajova, Zuzana. Supplementary Movies to PhD Thesis “Geometry-Driven Self-Organization
of Migrating Cells and Chiral Filaments.” Institute of Science and Technology
Austria, 2026, doi:10.15479/AT-ISTA-21439.
short: Z. Dunajova, (2026).
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text: Analog quantum simulators provide access to many-body dynamics beyond the
reach of classical computation. However, extracting physical insights from experimental
data is often hindered by measurement noise, limited observables, and incomplete
knowledge of the underlying microscopic model. Here, we develop a machine learning
approach based on a variational autoencoder (VAE) to analyze interference measurements
of tunnel-coupled one-dimensional Bose gases, which realize the sine-Gordon quantum
field theory. Trained in an unsupervised manner, the VAE learns a minimal latent
representation that strongly correlates with the equilibrium control parameter
of the system. Applied to nonequilibrium protocols, the latent space uncovers
signatures of frozen-in solitons following rapid cooling, and reveals anomalous
postquench dynamics not captured by conventional correlation-based methods. These
results demonstrate that generative models can extract physically interpretable
variables directly from noisy and sparse experimental data, providing complementary
probes of equilibrium and nonequilibrium physics in quantum simulators. More broadly,
our work highlights how machine learning can supplement established field-theoretical
techniques, paving the way for scalable, data-driven discovery in quantum many-body
systems.
acknowledgement: "We thank Sebastian Erne and Igor Mazets for helpful discussions
and sharing codes for the transfer matrix sampling. This research was funded in
part by the European Research Council: ERC Advanced Grant “Emergence in Quantum
Physics” (EmQ) under Grant Agreement No. 101097858 and ERC Advanced Grant “Artificial
agency and learning in quantum environments” (QuantAI) under Grant Agreement No.
101055129. This work was also supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) (SFB
BeyondC F7102, 10.55776/F71). G.F.-F. acknowledges the European Research Council
AdG NOQIA; MCIN/AEI [PGC2018-0910.13039/501100011033, CEX2019-000910-S/10.13039/501100011033,
Plan National FIDEUA PID2019-106901GB-I00, Plan National STAMEENA PID2022-139099NB,
I00, project funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the “European Union
NextGenerationEU/PRTR” (PRTR-C17.I1), FPI]; QUANTERA DYNAMITE PCI2022-132919 under
Grant Agreement No. 101017733; Ministry for Digital Transformation and of Civil
Service of the Spanish Government through the QUANTUM ENIA project call—Quantum
Spain project, and by the European Union through the Recovery, Transformation and
Resilience Plan—NextGenerationEU within the framework of the Digital Spain 2026
Agenda; Fundació Cellex; Fundació Mir-Puig; Generalitat de Catalunya (European Social
Fund FEDER and CERCA program); Barcelona Supercomputing Center MareNostrum (FI-2023-3-0024);
(HORIZON-CL4-2022-QUANTUM-02-SGA PASQuanS2.1, 101113690, EU Horizon 2020 FET-OPEN
OPTOlogic, Grant No. 899794, QU-ATTO, 101168628), EU Horizon Europe Program (This
project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and
innovation program under Grant Agreement No. 101080086 NeQST); ICFO Internal “QuantumGaudi”
project. This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund
(FWF) [10.55776/COE1] through the Cluster of Excellence quantA (Quantum Science
Austria).\r\n\r\nThe views and opinions expressed in this article are however those
of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union
or the European Research Council—neither the European Union nor the granting authority
can be held responsible for them."
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- first_name: Gabriel
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- first_name: Thomas
full_name: Schweigler, Thomas
last_name: Schweigler
- first_name: Paulin
full_name: De Schoulepnikoff, Paulin
last_name: De Schoulepnikoff
- first_name: Jörg
full_name: Schmiedmayer, Jörg
last_name: Schmiedmayer
- first_name: Gorka
full_name: Muñoz-Gil, Gorka
last_name: Muñoz-Gil
citation:
ama: Moller FS, Fernández-Fernández G, Schweigler T, De Schoulepnikoff P, Schmiedmayer
J, Muñoz-Gil G. Learning minimal representations of many-body physics from snapshots
of a quantum simulator. Physical Review Research. 2026;8(2). doi:10.1103/r7pj-gl7r
apa: Moller, F. S., Fernández-Fernández, G., Schweigler, T., De Schoulepnikoff,
P., Schmiedmayer, J., & Muñoz-Gil, G. (2026). Learning minimal representations
of many-body physics from snapshots of a quantum simulator. Physical Review
Research. American Physical Society. https://doi.org/10.1103/r7pj-gl7r
chicago: Moller, Frederik Skovbo, Gabriel Fernández-Fernández, Thomas Schweigler,
Paulin De Schoulepnikoff, Jörg Schmiedmayer, and Gorka Muñoz-Gil. “Learning Minimal
Representations of Many-Body Physics from Snapshots of a Quantum Simulator.” Physical
Review Research. American Physical Society, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1103/r7pj-gl7r.
ieee: F. S. Moller, G. Fernández-Fernández, T. Schweigler, P. De Schoulepnikoff,
J. Schmiedmayer, and G. Muñoz-Gil, “Learning minimal representations of many-body
physics from snapshots of a quantum simulator,” Physical Review Research,
vol. 8, no. 2. American Physical Society, 2026.
ista: Moller FS, Fernández-Fernández G, Schweigler T, De Schoulepnikoff P, Schmiedmayer
J, Muñoz-Gil G. 2026. Learning minimal representations of many-body physics from
snapshots of a quantum simulator. Physical Review Research. 8(2), 023094.
mla: Moller, Frederik Skovbo, et al. “Learning Minimal Representations of Many-Body
Physics from Snapshots of a Quantum Simulator.” Physical Review Research,
vol. 8, no. 2, 023094, American Physical Society, 2026, doi:10.1103/r7pj-gl7r.
short: F.S. Moller, G. Fernández-Fernández, T. Schweigler, P. De Schoulepnikoff,
J. Schmiedmayer, G. Muñoz-Gil, Physical Review Research 8 (2026).
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text: The development of complex tissues relies on the precise assignment of cell
identity. At the molecular scale, this process depends on the deposition of epigenetic
modifications—such as methylation—that are regulated by complex biochemical networks
and occur at specific regions on the DNA and chromatin. Here we show that despite
the complexity of epigenetic regulation, dynamical scaling and self-similarity
of DNA methylation marks emerge in embryonic development. Drawing on single-cell
multi-omics experiments, super-resolution microscopy and statistical physics,
we demonstrate that these phenomena originate in dynamical feedback between DNA
methylation and the formation of nanoscale dynamic chromatin aggregates. These
nanoscale processes lead to genome-wide increase in DNA methylation marks following
a power law and self-similar correlation functions. Using this framework, we identify
methylation patterns that precede gene expression changes in embryonic symmetry
breaking. Our work identifies linear sequencing measurements as a laboratory to
study mesoscopic biophysical processes in vivo.
acknowledgement: We thank all members of the W.R. and S.R. laboratories, F. Piazza,
B. D. Simons, and F. Jülicher for helpful discussions. We thank M. Ciarchi for providing
annotations for the chromatin compartments. S.R. is a member of the Center for Nano
Science (CeNS). This project has received funding from the European Research Council
(ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
(grant agreement number 950349). Research in W.R.’s laboratory was supported by
the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/K010867/1), Wellcome
(095645/Z/11/Z) and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (EpiCell lineage 882798). F.O. received
funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement number 101034413. Open access funding
provided by Max Planck Society.
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- first_name: Tim
full_name: Lohoff, Tim
last_name: Lohoff
- first_name: Ioannis
full_name: Kafetzopoulos, Ioannis
last_name: Kafetzopoulos
- first_name: Stephen J.
full_name: Clark, Stephen J.
last_name: Clark
- first_name: Laura
full_name: Benson, Laura
last_name: Benson
- first_name: Fatima
full_name: Santos, Fatima
last_name: Santos
- first_name: Felix
full_name: Krueger, Felix
last_name: Krueger
- first_name: Simon
full_name: Walker, Simon
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- first_name: Wolf
full_name: Reik, Wolf
last_name: Reik
- first_name: Steffen
full_name: Rulands, Steffen
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ama: Olmeda F, Lohoff T, Kafetzopoulos I, et al. Scaling and self-similarity in
the formation of the embryonic epigenome. Nature Physics. 2026. doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03263-x
apa: Olmeda, F., Lohoff, T., Kafetzopoulos, I., Clark, S. J., Benson, L., Santos,
F., … Rulands, S. (2026). Scaling and self-similarity in the formation of the
embryonic epigenome. Nature Physics. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03263-x
chicago: Olmeda, Fabrizio, Tim Lohoff, Ioannis Kafetzopoulos, Stephen J. Clark,
Laura Benson, Fatima Santos, Felix Krueger, Simon Walker, Wolf Reik, and Steffen
Rulands. “Scaling and Self-Similarity in the Formation of the Embryonic Epigenome.”
Nature Physics. Springer Nature, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03263-x.
ieee: F. Olmeda et al., “Scaling and self-similarity in the formation of
the embryonic epigenome,” Nature Physics. Springer Nature, 2026.
ista: Olmeda F, Lohoff T, Kafetzopoulos I, Clark SJ, Benson L, Santos F, Krueger
F, Walker S, Reik W, Rulands S. 2026. Scaling and self-similarity in the formation
of the embryonic epigenome. Nature Physics.
mla: Olmeda, Fabrizio, et al. “Scaling and Self-Similarity in the Formation of the
Embryonic Epigenome.” Nature Physics, Springer Nature, 2026, doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03263-x.
short: F. Olmeda, T. Lohoff, I. Kafetzopoulos, S.J. Clark, L. Benson, F. Santos,
F. Krueger, S. Walker, W. Reik, S. Rulands, Nature Physics (2026).
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text: Cell extrusion is an essential mechanism for controlling cell density in epithelial
tissues. Another essential element of epithelia is curvature, which is required
to achieve complex shapes, like in the lung or intestine. Here, we introduce a
three-dimensional bubbly vertex model to study the interplay between extrusion
and curvature. We find a generic cellular bulging instability at topological defects,
which is much stronger than for standard vertex models. Analyzing cell shapes
in three-dimensional imaging data of spherical mouse colon organoids, we infer
that pentagonal cells have an increased basal interfacial tension, suggesting
that cells at topological defects react to the different force conditions. Using
the bubbly vertex model, we show that such basal tensions stabilize against the
predicted instability and result in better cell shape control than tissue-scale
mechanisms such as lumen pressure and spontaneous curvature. Our theory suggests
that epithelial curvature naturally leads to bulged and extrusionlike cell shapes
because the interfacial curvature of individual cells at the defects strongly
amplifies buckling effected by tissue-scale topological defects in elastic sheets.
Our results highlight the complex interplay of forces across scales in three-dimensional
tissue organization.
acknowledgement: O. M. D., M. B., and U.S. S. acknowledge support from the Max Planck
School Matter to Life, with funding by the German Federal Ministry of Education
and Research (BMBF), the Dieter Schwarz Foundation, and the Max Planck Society.
M. B. and U.S. S. acknowledge support from the cluster of excellence 3DMM2O (EXC
2082/1-390761711 and EXC 2082/2-390761711) funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
(DFG, German Research Foundation). The authors acknowledge the data storage service
SDS@hd supported by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg
(MWK) and the DFG through Grant No. INST 35/1503-1 FUGG. For the publication fee
we acknowledge financial support by Heidelberg University. O. M. D. thanks Edouard
Hannezo for valuable discussions. U.S. S. is a member of the Interdisciplinary Center
for Scientific Computing (IWR) at Heidelberg.
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last_name: "Kocameşe-Tamgac\U0001D6A4"
- first_name: Kim E.
full_name: Boonekamp, Kim E.
last_name: Boonekamp
- first_name: Michael
full_name: Boutros, Michael
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- first_name: Ulrich S.
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ama: "Drozdowski OM, Kocameşe-Tamgac\U0001D6A4 B, Boonekamp KE, Boutros M, Schwarz
US. Cell bulging and extrusion in a three-dimensional bubbly vertex model for
curved epithelial sheets. Physical Review X. 2026;16(2). doi:10.1103/x82g-cq7n"
apa: "Drozdowski, O. M., Kocameşe-Tamgac\U0001D6A4, B., Boonekamp, K. E., Boutros,
M., & Schwarz, U. S. (2026). Cell bulging and extrusion in a three-dimensional
bubbly vertex model for curved epithelial sheets. Physical Review X. American
Physical Society. https://doi.org/10.1103/x82g-cq7n"
chicago: "Drozdowski, Oliver M, Büşra Kocameşe-Tamgac\U0001D6A4, Kim E. Boonekamp,
Michael Boutros, and Ulrich S. Schwarz. “Cell Bulging and Extrusion in a Three-Dimensional
Bubbly Vertex Model for Curved Epithelial Sheets.” Physical Review X. American
Physical Society, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1103/x82g-cq7n."
ieee: "O. M. Drozdowski, B. Kocameşe-Tamgac\U0001D6A4, K. E. Boonekamp, M. Boutros,
and U. S. Schwarz, “Cell bulging and extrusion in a three-dimensional bubbly vertex
model for curved epithelial sheets,” Physical Review X, vol. 16, no. 2.
American Physical Society, 2026."
ista: "Drozdowski OM, Kocameşe-Tamgac\U0001D6A4 B, Boonekamp KE, Boutros M, Schwarz
US. 2026. Cell bulging and extrusion in a three-dimensional bubbly vertex model
for curved epithelial sheets. Physical Review X. 16(2), 021023."
mla: Drozdowski, Oliver M., et al. “Cell Bulging and Extrusion in a Three-Dimensional
Bubbly Vertex Model for Curved Epithelial Sheets.” Physical Review X, vol.
16, no. 2, 021023, American Physical Society, 2026, doi:10.1103/x82g-cq7n.
short: "O.M. Drozdowski, B. Kocameşe-Tamgac\U0001D6A4, K.E. Boonekamp, M. Boutros,
U.S. Schwarz, Physical Review X 16 (2026)."
date_created: 2026-05-20T14:35:57Z
date_published: 2026-04-30T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-05-21T06:08:11Z
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title: Cell bulging and extrusion in a three-dimensional bubbly vertex model for curved
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text: The condensation of charged polymers is an important driver for the formation
of biomolecular condensates. Recent experiments suggest that this mechanism also
controls the clustering of eukaryotic chromosomes during the late stages of cell
division. In this process, interchromosome attraction is driven by the condensation
of cytoplasmic RNA and Ki-67, a charged intrinsically disordered protein that
coats the chromosomes as a brush. Attraction between chromosomes has been shown
to be specifically promoted by a localized charged patch on Ki-67, although the
physical mechanism remains unclear. To elucidate this process, we combine coarse-grained
simulations and analytical theory to study the RNA-mediated interaction between
charged polymer brushes on the chromosome surfaces. We show that the charged patch
on Ki-67 leads to interchromosome attraction via RNA bridging between the two
brushes, whereby the RNA preferentially interacts with the charged patches, leading
to stable, long-range forces. By contrast, if the brush is uniformly charged,
bridging is basically absent due to complete adsorption of RNA onto the brush.
Moreover, the RNA dynamics becomes caged in presence of the charged patch while
remaining diffusive with uniform charge. Our work sheds light on the physical
origin of chromosome clustering, while also suggesting a general mechanism for
cells to tune work production by biomolecular condensates via different charge
distributions.
acknowledgement: "This work was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme (A.Š. and V.S., ERC grant Agreement No. 802960 to A.Š.,
I.P. and P.R.,\r\nMarie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 101034413), the German
Research Foundation (S.C-H. and A.H.-A., DFG Project No. 402723784 to S.C-H.), the
Vallee Scholarship\r\n(A.Š. and V.S.), the EMBO Young Investigator Programme (A.Š.),
and a Ph.D. fellowship from the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (A.H.-A.)."
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last_name: Robin
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- first_name: Ivan
full_name: Palaia, Ivan
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last_name: Palaia
orcid: ' 0000-0002-8843-9485 '
- first_name: Alberto
full_name: Hernandez-Armendariz, Alberto
last_name: Hernandez-Armendariz
- first_name: Sara
full_name: Cuylen-Haering, Sara
last_name: Cuylen-Haering
- first_name: Anđela
full_name: Šarić, Anđela
id: bf63d406-f056-11eb-b41d-f263a6566d8b
last_name: Šarić
orcid: 0000-0002-7854-2139
citation:
ama: Sorichetti V, Robin P, Palaia I, Hernandez-Armendariz A, Cuylen-Haering S,
Šarić A. Charge distribution of the coating brush drives interchromosome attraction.
PRX Life. 2025;3(3). doi:10.1103/41fd-r847
apa: Sorichetti, V., Robin, P., Palaia, I., Hernandez-Armendariz, A., Cuylen-Haering,
S., & Šarić, A. (2025). Charge distribution of the coating brush drives interchromosome
attraction. PRX Life. American Physical Society. https://doi.org/10.1103/41fd-r847
chicago: Sorichetti, Valerio, Paul Robin, Ivan Palaia, Alberto Hernandez-Armendariz,
Sara Cuylen-Haering, and Anđela Šarić. “Charge Distribution of the Coating Brush
Drives Interchromosome Attraction.” PRX Life. American Physical Society,
2025. https://doi.org/10.1103/41fd-r847.
ieee: V. Sorichetti, P. Robin, I. Palaia, A. Hernandez-Armendariz, S. Cuylen-Haering,
and A. Šarić, “Charge distribution of the coating brush drives interchromosome
attraction,” PRX Life, vol. 3, no. 3. American Physical Society, 2025.
ista: Sorichetti V, Robin P, Palaia I, Hernandez-Armendariz A, Cuylen-Haering S,
Šarić A. 2025. Charge distribution of the coating brush drives interchromosome
attraction. PRX Life. 3(3), 033010.
mla: Sorichetti, Valerio, et al. “Charge Distribution of the Coating Brush Drives
Interchromosome Attraction.” PRX Life, vol. 3, no. 3, 033010, American
Physical Society, 2025, doi:10.1103/41fd-r847.
short: V. Sorichetti, P. Robin, I. Palaia, A. Hernandez-Armendariz, S. Cuylen-Haering,
A. Šarić, PRX Life 3 (2025).
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2026-02-16T14:50:32Z
date_published: 2025-08-11T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-02-17T11:16:26Z
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department:
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grant_number: '802960'
name: 'Non-Equilibrium Protein Assembly: from Building Blocks to Biological Machines'
- _id: fc2ed2f7-9c52-11eb-aca3-c01059dda49c
call_identifier: H2020
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name: 'IST-BRIDGE: International postdoctoral program'
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publication: PRX Life
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title: Charge distribution of the coating brush drives interchromosome attraction
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abstract:
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text: 'The migration behavior of colliding cells is critically determined by transient
contact interactions. During these interactions, the motility machinery, including
the front-rear polarization of the cell, dynamically responds to surface protein-mediated
transmission of forces and biochemical signals between cells. While biomolecular
details of such contact interactions are increasingly well understood, it remains
unclear what biophysical interaction mechanisms govern the cell-level dynamics
of colliding cells and how these mechanisms vary across cell types. Here we develop
a phenomenological theory based on 14 candidate contact-interaction mechanisms
coupling cell position, protrusion, and polarity. Using high-throughput micropattern
experiments, we detect which of these phenomenological contact interactions captures
the interaction behaviors of cells. We find that various cell types—ranging from
mesenchymal to epithelial cells—are accurately captured by a single model with
only two interaction mechanisms: polarity-protrusion coupling and polarity-polarity
coupling. Remarkably, the qualitatively different interaction behaviors of distinct
cells, as well as cells subject to molecular perturbations of surface protein-mediated
signaling, can all be quantitatively captured by varying the strength and sign
of the polarity-polarity coupling mechanism. Altogether, our data-driven phenomenological
theory of cell-cell interactions reveals polarity-polarity coupling as a versatile
and general contact-interaction mechanism, which may underlie diverse collective
migration behaviors of motile cells.'
acknowledgement: We thank Johannes Flommersfeld, Bram Hoogland, and Ricard Alert for
helpful discussions. We thank Gerlinde Schwake for producing the E-cadherin mRNA.
This work was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research
Foundation), Project-ID 201269156 - SFB 1032 (Project B01 and B12).
article_number: '033015'
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author:
- first_name: Tom
full_name: Brandstätter, Tom
last_name: Brandstätter
- first_name: Emily
full_name: Brieger, Emily
last_name: Brieger
- first_name: David
full_name: Brückner, David
id: e1e86031-6537-11eb-953a-f7ab92be508d
last_name: Brückner
orcid: 0000-0001-7205-2975
- first_name: Georg
full_name: Ladurner, Georg
last_name: Ladurner
- first_name: Joachim O.
full_name: Rädler, Joachim O.
last_name: Rädler
- first_name: Chase P.
full_name: Broedersz, Chase P.
last_name: Broedersz
citation:
ama: Brandstätter T, Brieger E, Brückner D, Ladurner G, Rädler JO, Broedersz CP.
Data-driven theory reveals protrusion and polarity interactions governing collision
behavior of distinct motile cells. PRX Life. 2025;3(3). doi:10.1103/3hhj-rt1n
apa: Brandstätter, T., Brieger, E., Brückner, D., Ladurner, G., Rädler, J. O., &
Broedersz, C. P. (2025). Data-driven theory reveals protrusion and polarity interactions
governing collision behavior of distinct motile cells. PRX Life. American
Physical Society. https://doi.org/10.1103/3hhj-rt1n
chicago: Brandstätter, Tom, Emily Brieger, David Brückner, Georg Ladurner, Joachim
O. Rädler, and Chase P. Broedersz. “Data-Driven Theory Reveals Protrusion and
Polarity Interactions Governing Collision Behavior of Distinct Motile Cells.”
PRX Life. American Physical Society, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1103/3hhj-rt1n.
ieee: T. Brandstätter, E. Brieger, D. Brückner, G. Ladurner, J. O. Rädler, and C.
P. Broedersz, “Data-driven theory reveals protrusion and polarity interactions
governing collision behavior of distinct motile cells,” PRX Life, vol.
3, no. 3. American Physical Society, 2025.
ista: Brandstätter T, Brieger E, Brückner D, Ladurner G, Rädler JO, Broedersz CP.
2025. Data-driven theory reveals protrusion and polarity interactions governing
collision behavior of distinct motile cells. PRX Life. 3(3), 033015.
mla: Brandstätter, Tom, et al. “Data-Driven Theory Reveals Protrusion and Polarity
Interactions Governing Collision Behavior of Distinct Motile Cells.” PRX Life,
vol. 3, no. 3, 033015, American Physical Society, 2025, doi:10.1103/3hhj-rt1n.
short: T. Brandstätter, E. Brieger, D. Brückner, G. Ladurner, J.O. Rädler, C.P.
Broedersz, PRX Life 3 (2025).
date_created: 2026-02-16T14:52:02Z
date_published: 2025-08-26T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-02-17T11:20:20Z
day: '26'
ddc:
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- _id: EdHa
doi: 10.1103/3hhj-rt1n
external_id:
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- '2407.17268'
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title: Data-driven theory reveals protrusion and polarity interactions governing collision
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text: While tumor malignancy has been extensively studied under the prism of genetic
and epigenetic heterogeneity, tumor cell states also critically depend on reciprocal
interactions with the microenvironment. This raises the hitherto untested possibility
that heterogeneity of the untransformed tumor stroma can actively fuel malignant
progression. As biological heterogeneity is inherently difficult to control, we
adopted a reductionist approach and let tumor cells invade micro-engineered environments
harboring obstacles with precision-controlled geometry. We find that not only
the presence of obstacles, but more surprisingly their spatial disorder, causes
a drastic shift from a collective to a single-cell mode of invasion – comparable
in strength to cadherin loss. Combining live-imaging and perturbation experiments
with minimal biophysical modeling, we demonstrate that cell detachments result
both from local geometrical constraints and a global integration of spatial disorder
over time. We show that different types of microenvironments map onto different
universality classes of invasion dynamics - homogeneous substrates follow Kardar–Parisi–Zhang
(KPZ) scaling, while disordered ones exhibit exponents consistent with KPZ with
quenched disorder (KPZq). Our findings highlight generic physical principles for
how the mode of cancer cell invasion depends on environmental heterogeneity, with
potential implications to understand tumor evolution in vivo.
acknowledgement: "European Research Council, https://ror.org/0472cxd90, 101071793\r\nAustrian
Academy of Sciences, 26360"
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last_name: Sixt
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last_name: Hannezo
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ama: Dunajova Z, Tasciyan S, Majek J, et al. Substrate heterogeneity promotes cancer
cell dissemination through interface roughening. doi:10.1101/2025.05.20.655037
apa: Dunajova, Z., Tasciyan, S., Majek, J., Merrin, J., Sahai, E., Sixt, M. K.,
& Hannezo, E. B. (n.d.). Substrate heterogeneity promotes cancer cell dissemination
through interface roughening. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.20.655037
chicago: Dunajova, Zuzana, Saren Tasciyan, Juraj Majek, Jack Merrin, Erik Sahai,
Michael K Sixt, and Edouard B Hannezo. “Substrate Heterogeneity Promotes Cancer
Cell Dissemination through Interface Roughening.” bioRxiv, n.d. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.20.655037.
ieee: Z. Dunajova et al., “Substrate heterogeneity promotes cancer cell dissemination
through interface roughening.” bioRxiv.
ista: Dunajova Z, Tasciyan S, Majek J, Merrin J, Sahai E, Sixt MK, Hannezo EB. Substrate
heterogeneity promotes cancer cell dissemination through interface roughening.
10.1101/2025.05.20.655037.
mla: Dunajova, Zuzana, et al. Substrate Heterogeneity Promotes Cancer Cell Dissemination
through Interface Roughening. bioRxiv, doi:10.1101/2025.05.20.655037.
short: Z. Dunajova, S. Tasciyan, J. Majek, J. Merrin, E. Sahai, M.K. Sixt, E.B.
Hannezo, (n.d.).
corr_author: '1'
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text: The importance of physical forces in the morphogenesis, homeostatic function,
and pathological dysfunction of multicellular tissues is being increasingly characterized,
both theoretically and experimentally. Analogies between biological systems and
inert materials such as foams, gels, and liquid crystals have provided striking
insights into the core design principles underlying multicellular organization.
However, these connections can seem surprising given that a key feature of multicellular
systems is their ability to constantly consume energy, providing an active origin
for the forces that they produce. Key emerging questions are, therefore, to understand
whether and how this activity grants tissues novel properties that do not have
counterparts in classical materials, as well as their consequences for biological
function. Here, we review recent discoveries at the intersection of active matter
and tissue biology, with an emphasis on how modeling and experiments can be combined
to understand the dynamics of multicellular systems. These approaches suggest
that a number of key biological tissue-scale phenomena, such as morphogenetic
shape changes, collective migration, or fate decisions, share unifying design
principles that can be described by physical models of tissue active matter.
acknowledgement: We thank Fridtjof Brauns, Anna Kicheva, and Carl-Philipp Heisenberg
for a critical reading of the manuscript and Claudia Flandoli for the artwork in
the figures. D.B.B. was supported by the NOMIS foundation as a NOMIS Fellow and
by an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship (ALTF 343-2022). This work received funding from
the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Programme Grant Agreement no. 851288.
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ama: 'Brückner D, Hannezo EB. Tissue active matter: Integrating mechanics and signaling
into dynamical models. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 2025;17(4).
doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a041653'
apa: 'Brückner, D., & Hannezo, E. B. (2025). Tissue active matter: Integrating
mechanics and signaling into dynamical models. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives
in Biology. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a041653'
chicago: 'Brückner, David, and Edouard B Hannezo. “Tissue Active Matter: Integrating
Mechanics and Signaling into Dynamical Models.” Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives
in Biology. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a041653.'
ieee: 'D. Brückner and E. B. Hannezo, “Tissue active matter: Integrating mechanics
and signaling into dynamical models,” Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology,
vol. 17, no. 4. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2025.'
ista: 'Brückner D, Hannezo EB. 2025. Tissue active matter: Integrating mechanics
and signaling into dynamical models. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology.
17(4), a041653.'
mla: 'Brückner, David, and Edouard B. Hannezo. “Tissue Active Matter: Integrating
Mechanics and Signaling into Dynamical Models.” Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives
in Biology, vol. 17, no. 4, a041653, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,
2025, doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a041653.'
short: D. Brückner, E.B. Hannezo, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology 17
(2025).
corr_author: '1'
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grant_number: ALTF 343-2022
name: A mechano-chemical theory for stem cell fate decisions in organoid development
- _id: 05943252-7A3F-11EA-A408-12923DDC885E
call_identifier: H2020
grant_number: '851288'
name: Design Principles of Branching Morphogenesis
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issn:
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text: Recent experimental advances in nanofluidics have allowed to explore ion transport
across molecular-scale pores, in particular, for iontronic applications. Two-dimensional
nanochannels—in which a single molecular layer of electrolyte is confined between
solid walls—constitute a unique platform to investigate fluid and ion transport
in extreme confinement, highlighting unconventional transport properties. In this
work, we study ionic association in 2D nanochannels, and its consequences on non-linear
ionic transport, using both molecular dynamics simulations and analytical theory.
We show that under sufficient confinement, ions assemble into pairs or larger
clusters in a process analogous to a Kosterlitz–Thouless transition, here modified
by the dielectric confinement. We further show that the breaking of pairs results
in an electric-field dependent conduction, a mechanism usually known as the second
Wien effect. However the 2D nature of the system results in non-universal, temperature-dependent,
scaling of the conductivity with electric field, leading to ionic coulomb blockade
in some regimes. A 2D generalization of the Onsager theory fully accounts for
the non-linear transport. These results suggest ways to exploit electrostatic
interactions between ions to build new nanofluidic devices.
acknowledgement: The authors thank B. Coquinot and G. Monet for fruitful discussions.
L.B. acknowledges support from ERC-Synergy Grant Agreement No. 101071937, n-AQUA.
P.R. acknowledges support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
program under Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 101034413.
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electrolytes. Journal of Chemical Physics. 2025;162(6). doi:10.1063/5.0241949
apa: Toquer, D., Bocquet, L., & Robin, P. (2025). Ionic association and Wien
effect in 2D confined electrolytes. Journal of Chemical Physics. AIP Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241949
chicago: Toquer, Damien, Lydéric Bocquet, and Paul Robin. “Ionic Association and
Wien Effect in 2D Confined Electrolytes.” Journal of Chemical Physics.
AIP Publishing, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241949.
ieee: D. Toquer, L. Bocquet, and P. Robin, “Ionic association and Wien effect in
2D confined electrolytes,” Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 162, no. 6.
AIP Publishing, 2025.
ista: Toquer D, Bocquet L, Robin P. 2025. Ionic association and Wien effect in 2D
confined electrolytes. Journal of Chemical Physics. 162(6), 064703.
mla: Toquer, Damien, et al. “Ionic Association and Wien Effect in 2D Confined Electrolytes.”
Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 162, no. 6, 064703, AIP Publishing, 2025,
doi:10.1063/5.0241949.
short: D. Toquer, L. Bocquet, P. Robin, Journal of Chemical Physics 162 (2025).
corr_author: '1'
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publication: Journal of Chemical Physics
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text: Reproducible pattern and form generation during embryogenesis is poorly understood.
Intestinal organoid morphogenesis involves a number of mechanochemical regulators
such as cell-type-specific cytoskeletal forces and osmotically driven lumen volume
changes. It is unclear how these forces are coordinated in time and space to ensure
robust morphogenesis. Here we show how mechanosensitive feedback on cytoskeletal
tension gives rise to morphological bistability in a minimal model of organoid
morphogenesis. In the model, lumen volume changes can impact the epithelial shape
via both direct mechanical and indirect mechanosensitive mechanisms. We find that
both bulged and budded crypt states are possible and dependent on the history
of volume changes. We test key modelling assumptions via biophysical and pharmacological
experiments to demonstrate how bistability can explain experimental observations,
such as the importance of the timing of lumen shrinkage and robustness of the
final morphogenetic state to mechanical perturbations. This suggests that bistability
arising from feedback between cellular tensions and fluid pressure could be a
general mechanism that coordinates multicellular shape changes in developing systems.
acknowledgement: We thank all members of the Hannezo and Liberali groups for fruitful
discussions, as well as C. Schwayer, G. Quintas, L. Capolupo, D. Bruckner and D.
Pinheiro for reading the manuscript. We also thank Y. Wu and X. Wu from the Yang
group for performing experiments in the last rounds of revision and the So group
at the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, for helping with the
light-sheet time-lapse experiments. This work received funding from the European
Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme via grant agreement no. 758617 (to P.L.), Swiss National Foundation (SNF)
(no. POOP3_157531 to P.L.), the ERC under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 851288 (to E.H.) and the Austrian
Science Fund (FWF) (no. P 31639 to E.H.). This work was supported by the National
Natural Science Foundation of China via grant no.3247060387 (to Q.Y.) and the Strategic
Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (no. XDB0820000 to
Q.Y.) . Open access funding provided by Institute of Science and Technology (IST
Austria).
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author:
- first_name: Shi-lei
full_name: Xue, Shi-lei
id: 31D2C804-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Xue
- first_name: Qiutan
full_name: Yang, Qiutan
last_name: Yang
- first_name: Prisca
full_name: Liberali, Prisca
last_name: Liberali
- first_name: Edouard B
full_name: Hannezo, Edouard B
id: 3A9DB764-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Hannezo
orcid: 0000-0001-6005-1561
citation:
ama: Xue S, Yang Q, Liberali P, Hannezo EB. Mechanochemical bistability of intestinal
organoids enables robust morphogenesis. Nature Physics. 2025;21. doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02792-1
apa: Xue, S., Yang, Q., Liberali, P., & Hannezo, E. B. (2025). Mechanochemical
bistability of intestinal organoids enables robust morphogenesis. Nature Physics.
Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02792-1
chicago: Xue, Shi-lei, Qiutan Yang, Prisca Liberali, and Edouard B Hannezo. “Mechanochemical
Bistability of Intestinal Organoids Enables Robust Morphogenesis.” Nature Physics.
Springer Nature, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02792-1.
ieee: S. Xue, Q. Yang, P. Liberali, and E. B. Hannezo, “Mechanochemical bistability
of intestinal organoids enables robust morphogenesis,” Nature Physics,
vol. 21. Springer Nature, 2025.
ista: Xue S, Yang Q, Liberali P, Hannezo EB. 2025. Mechanochemical bistability of
intestinal organoids enables robust morphogenesis. Nature Physics. 21, 078104.
mla: Xue, Shi-lei, et al. “Mechanochemical Bistability of Intestinal Organoids Enables
Robust Morphogenesis.” Nature Physics, vol. 21, 078104, Springer Nature,
2025, doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02792-1.
short: S. Xue, Q. Yang, P. Liberali, E.B. Hannezo, Nature Physics 21 (2025).
corr_author: '1'
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text: Recent advances in the field of bottom-up synthetic biology have led to the
development of synthetic cells that mimic some features of real cells, such as
division, protein synthesis, or DNA replication. Larger assemblies of synthetic
cells may be used to form prototissues. However, existing prototissues are limited
by their relatively small lateral dimensions or their lack of remodeling ability.
Here, we introduce a lipid-based tissue mimetic that can be easily prepared and
functionalized, consisting of a millimeter-sized “lipid-foam” with individual
micrometer-sized compartments bound by lipid bilayers. We characterize the structural
and mechanical properties of the lipid-foam tissue mimetic, and we demonstrate
self-healing capabilities enabled by the fluidity of the lipid bilayers. Upon
inclusion of bacteria in the tissue compartments, we observe that the tissue mimetic
exhibits network-wide tension fluctuations driven by membrane tension generation
by the swimming bacteria. Active tension fluctuations facilitate the fluidization
and reorganization of the prototissue, providing a versatile platform for understanding
and mimicking biological tissues.
acknowledgement: "This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation
under Grant No. 1844336 (J.S.), 2239567 (A.P), and MRSEC DMR-2308691 (A.G., N.P.K.)
and the National Institutes of Health under Grant No. 1R35GM147170-01 (A.P). J.S.
thanks Reinhard Lipowsky for discussions on stability of foams.\r\nOpen Access funding
enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL."
article_number: '2026'
article_processing_charge: Yes (via OA deal)
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Andre A.
full_name: Gu, Andre A.
last_name: Gu
- first_name: Mehmet C
full_name: Ucar, Mehmet C
id: 50B2A802-6007-11E9-A42B-EB23E6697425
last_name: Ucar
orcid: 0000-0003-0506-4217
- first_name: Peter
full_name: Tran, Peter
last_name: Tran
- first_name: Arthur
full_name: Prindle, Arthur
last_name: Prindle
- first_name: Neha P.
full_name: Kamat, Neha P.
last_name: Kamat
- first_name: Jan
full_name: Steinkühler, Jan
last_name: Steinkühler
citation:
ama: Gu AA, Ucar MC, Tran P, Prindle A, Kamat NP, Steinkühler J. Remodeling of lipid-foam
prototissues by network-wide tension fluctuations induced by active particles.
Nature Communications. 2025;16. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-57178-x
apa: Gu, A. A., Ucar, M. C., Tran, P., Prindle, A., Kamat, N. P., & Steinkühler,
J. (2025). Remodeling of lipid-foam prototissues by network-wide tension fluctuations
induced by active particles. Nature Communications. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57178-x
chicago: Gu, Andre A., Mehmet C Ucar, Peter Tran, Arthur Prindle, Neha P. Kamat,
and Jan Steinkühler. “Remodeling of Lipid-Foam Prototissues by Network-Wide Tension
Fluctuations Induced by Active Particles.” Nature Communications. Springer
Nature, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57178-x.
ieee: A. A. Gu, M. C. Ucar, P. Tran, A. Prindle, N. P. Kamat, and J. Steinkühler,
“Remodeling of lipid-foam prototissues by network-wide tension fluctuations induced
by active particles,” Nature Communications, vol. 16. Springer Nature,
2025.
ista: Gu AA, Ucar MC, Tran P, Prindle A, Kamat NP, Steinkühler J. 2025. Remodeling
of lipid-foam prototissues by network-wide tension fluctuations induced by active
particles. Nature Communications. 16, 2026.
mla: Gu, Andre A., et al. “Remodeling of Lipid-Foam Prototissues by Network-Wide
Tension Fluctuations Induced by Active Particles.” Nature Communications,
vol. 16, 2026, Springer Nature, 2025, doi:10.1038/s41467-025-57178-x.
short: A.A. Gu, M.C. Ucar, P. Tran, A. Prindle, N.P. Kamat, J. Steinkühler, Nature
Communications 16 (2025).
date_created: 2025-03-16T23:01:23Z
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doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-57178-x
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abstract:
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text: Cell migration is a fundamental process during embryonic development. Most
studies in vivo have focused on the migration of cells using the extracellular
matrix (ECM) as their substrate for migration. In contrast, much less is known
about how cells migrate on other cells, as found in early embryos when the ECM
has not yet formed. Here, we show that lateral mesendoderm (LME) cells in the
early zebrafish gastrula use the ectoderm as their substrate for migration. We
show that the lateral ectoderm is permissive for the animal-pole-directed migration
of LME cells, while the ectoderm at the animal pole halts it. These differences
in permissiveness depend on the lateral ectoderm being more cohesive than the
animal ectoderm, a property controlled by bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling
within the ectoderm. Collectively, these findings identify ectoderm tissue cohesion
as one critical factor in regulating LME migration during zebrafish gastrulation.
acknowledged_ssus:
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acknowledgement: 'We are grateful to the colleagues who contributed to this work with
discussions, technical advice, and feedback on the manuscript: Irene Steccari, David
Labrousse Arias and the other members of the Heisenberg lab, Nicole Amberg, Florian
Pauler, Nicoletta Petridou, Elena Scarpa, and Edouard Hannezo. We also thank the
Imaging and Optics Facility, the Life Science Facility, and the Scientific Computing
Unit at ISTA for support. The Next Generation Sequencing Facility at Vienna BioCenter
Core Facilities performed the RNA-seq for animal and lateral ectoderm. D.B.B. was
supported by the NOMIS Foundation as a NOMIS Fellow and by an EMBO Postdoctoral
Fellowship (ALTF 343-2022). S. Tavano was supported by an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship
(ALTF 1159-2018).'
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full_name: Tavano, Ste
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last_name: Tavano
orcid: 0000-0001-9970-7804
- first_name: David
full_name: Brückner, David
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last_name: Brückner
orcid: 0000-0001-7205-2975
- first_name: Saren
full_name: Tasciyan, Saren
id: 4323B49C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Tasciyan
orcid: 0000-0003-1671-393X
- first_name: Xin
full_name: Tong, Xin
id: 50F65CDC-AA30-11E9-A72B-8A12E6697425
last_name: Tong
- first_name: Roland
full_name: Kardos, Roland
id: 4039350E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Kardos
- first_name: Alexandra
full_name: Schauer, Alexandra
id: 30A536BA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Schauer
orcid: 0000-0001-7659-9142
- first_name: Robert
full_name: Hauschild, Robert
id: 4E01D6B4-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Hauschild
orcid: 0000-0001-9843-3522
- first_name: Carl-Philipp J
full_name: Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp J
id: 39427864-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Heisenberg
orcid: 0000-0002-0912-4566
citation:
ama: Tavano S, Brückner D, Tasciyan S, et al. BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm
tissue material properties modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during
early zebrafish gastrulation. Cell Reports. 2025;44(3). doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387
apa: Tavano, S., Brückner, D., Tasciyan, S., Tong, X., Kardos, R., Schauer, A.,
… Heisenberg, C.-P. J. (2025). BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm tissue material
properties modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during early zebrafish
gastrulation. Cell Reports. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387
chicago: Tavano, Ste, David Brückner, Saren Tasciyan, Xin Tong, Roland Kardos, Alexandra
Schauer, Robert Hauschild, and Carl-Philipp J Heisenberg. “BMP-Dependent Patterning
of Ectoderm Tissue Material Properties Modulates Lateral Mesendoderm Cell Migration
during Early Zebrafish Gastrulation.” Cell Reports. Elsevier, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387.
ieee: S. Tavano et al., “BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm tissue material
properties modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during early zebrafish
gastrulation,” Cell Reports, vol. 44, no. 3. Elsevier, 2025.
ista: Tavano S, Brückner D, Tasciyan S, Tong X, Kardos R, Schauer A, Hauschild R,
Heisenberg C-PJ. 2025. BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm tissue material properties
modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during early zebrafish gastrulation.
Cell Reports. 44(3), 115387.
mla: Tavano, Ste, et al. “BMP-Dependent Patterning of Ectoderm Tissue Material Properties
Modulates Lateral Mesendoderm Cell Migration during Early Zebrafish Gastrulation.”
Cell Reports, vol. 44, no. 3, 115387, Elsevier, 2025, doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387.
short: S. Tavano, D. Brückner, S. Tasciyan, X. Tong, R. Kardos, A. Schauer, R. Hauschild,
C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell Reports 44 (2025).
corr_author: '1'
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date_updated: 2025-10-22T07:00:04Z
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- '570'
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name: A mechano-chemical theory for stem cell fate decisions in organoid development
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grant_number: ALTF 1159-2018
name: 'Mechanosensation in cell migration: the role of friction forces in cell polarization
and directed migration'
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title: BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm tissue material properties modulates lateral
mesendoderm cell migration during early zebrafish gastrulation
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text: The epidermis provides a protective barrier against hostile environments.
However, our knowledge of how this barrier forms during development and is subsequently
maintained remains incomplete. The infundibulum is a cylindrical epidermal tissue
compartment that serves as an outlet for hair follicles protruding from the skin
and the excretion of the sebaceous glands that are essential for proper skin function.
In this study, we applied quantitative fate mapping to address how infundibulum
are maintained during adulthood. We demonstrate that progenitors build and maintain
tissues through stochastic cell fate choices. Long-term analysis identified a
preferential transient contribution from cells initially located at the bottom
of the structure to the maintenance of the tissue, with bursts of local progenitor
expansion associated with the phases of hair growth. Beyond providing compartment-wide
insights into progenitor cell dynamics in infundibulum, these findings demonstrate
how spatiotemporal regulation controls transient progenitor dominance.
acknowledgement: We thank the members of the Jensen Laboratory for experimental and
technical advice, the imaging facilities at reNEW, and animal caretakers for expert
assistance. This work was supported by the Lundbeck Foundation (R105-A9755 to KBJ)
and the Leo Pharma Foundation (LF-OC-20-000169). The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center
for Stem Cell Medicine was supported by a Novo Nordisk Foundation grant (NNF21CC0073729).
B.D.S. was supported by the Wellcome Trust (219478/Z/19/Z) and a Royal Society EP
Abraham Research Professorship (RP/R1/180165 and RP\R\231004). Figure elements were
adapted from Bio-Render. KBJ is the lead contact and guarantor of this study.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Marianne S.
full_name: Andersen, Marianne S.
last_name: Andersen
- first_name: Svetlana
full_name: Ulyanchenko, Svetlana
last_name: Ulyanchenko
- first_name: Pawel J.
full_name: Schweiger, Pawel J.
last_name: Schweiger
- first_name: Edouard B
full_name: Hannezo, Edouard B
id: 3A9DB764-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Hannezo
orcid: 0000-0001-6005-1561
- first_name: Benjamin D.
full_name: Simons, Benjamin D.
last_name: Simons
- first_name: Kim B.
full_name: Jensen, Kim B.
last_name: Jensen
citation:
ama: Andersen MS, Ulyanchenko S, Schweiger PJ, Hannezo EB, Simons BD, Jensen KB.
Spatiotemporal switches in progenitor cell fate govern upper hair follicle growth
and maintenance. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2025;145(9):2191-2202.e5.
doi:10.1016/j.jid.2025.01.034
apa: Andersen, M. S., Ulyanchenko, S., Schweiger, P. J., Hannezo, E. B., Simons,
B. D., & Jensen, K. B. (2025). Spatiotemporal switches in progenitor cell
fate govern upper hair follicle growth and maintenance. Journal of Investigative
Dermatology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2025.01.034
chicago: Andersen, Marianne S., Svetlana Ulyanchenko, Pawel J. Schweiger, Edouard
B Hannezo, Benjamin D. Simons, and Kim B. Jensen. “Spatiotemporal Switches in
Progenitor Cell Fate Govern Upper Hair Follicle Growth and Maintenance.” Journal
of Investigative Dermatology. Elsevier, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2025.01.034.
ieee: M. S. Andersen, S. Ulyanchenko, P. J. Schweiger, E. B. Hannezo, B. D. Simons,
and K. B. Jensen, “Spatiotemporal switches in progenitor cell fate govern upper
hair follicle growth and maintenance,” Journal of Investigative Dermatology,
vol. 145, no. 9. Elsevier, p. 2191–2202.e5, 2025.
ista: Andersen MS, Ulyanchenko S, Schweiger PJ, Hannezo EB, Simons BD, Jensen KB.
2025. Spatiotemporal switches in progenitor cell fate govern upper hair follicle
growth and maintenance. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 145(9), 2191–2202.e5.
mla: Andersen, Marianne S., et al. “Spatiotemporal Switches in Progenitor Cell Fate
Govern Upper Hair Follicle Growth and Maintenance.” Journal of Investigative
Dermatology, vol. 145, no. 9, Elsevier, 2025, p. 2191–2202.e5, doi:10.1016/j.jid.2025.01.034.
short: M.S. Andersen, S. Ulyanchenko, P.J. Schweiger, E.B. Hannezo, B.D. Simons,
K.B. Jensen, Journal of Investigative Dermatology 145 (2025) 2191–2202.e5.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2025-04-06T22:01:32Z
date_published: 2025-09-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-12-29T14:13:43Z
day: '01'
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- '570'
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- _id: EdHa
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text: “Pasta alla Cacio e pepe” is a traditional Italian dish made with pasta, pecorino
cheese, and pepper. Despite its simple ingredient list, achieving the perfect
texture and creaminess of the sauce can be challenging. In this study, we systematically
explore the phase behavior of Cacio e pepe sauce, focusing on its stability at
increasing temperatures for various proportions of cheese, water, and starch.
We identify starch concentration as the key factor influencing sauce stability,
with direct implications for practical cooking. Specifically, we delineate a regime
where starch concentrations below 1% (relative to cheese mass) lead to the formation
of system-wide clumps, a condition determining what we term the “Mozzarella Phase”
and corresponding to an unpleasant and separated sauce. Additionally, we examine
the impact of cheese concentration relative to water at a fixed starch level,
observing a lower critical solution temperature that we theoretically rationalized
by means of a minimal effective free-energy model. We further analyze the effect
of a less traditional stabilizer, trisodium citrate, and observe a sharp transition
from the Mozzarella Phase to a completely smooth and stable sauce, in contrast
to starch-stabilized mixtures, where the transition is more gradual. Finally,
we present a scientifically optimized recipe based on our findings, enabling a
consistently flawless execution of this classic dish.
acknowledgement: he authors thank Frank Jülicher, for supporting the initiative and
stimulating discussions. We thank Tetsuya Spippayashi for enlightening clarifications
on the historical origins of Cacio e pepe and Giuseppe Ricchitelli for helping with
the construction of the experimental apparatus. We further thank Martina Gaiba,
Alessandro Gaiba, John D. Treado, Virginia Lepore, Eleonora Nanu, Julia Kirsch,
Lara Koehler, Burak Budanur, Irina Pi-Jaumà, Elizabeth Brückner, M.J. Franco Oñate,
Giorgio Nicoletti, and Marco Salvalaglio for their support and for eating up the
sample leftovers. Finally, we thank Simone Frau for taking the photograph in Fig.
1(a).
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full_name: Busiello, D. M.
last_name: Busiello
- first_name: M.
full_name: Ciarchi, M.
last_name: Ciarchi
- first_name: A.
full_name: Corticelli, A.
last_name: Corticelli
- first_name: I.
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- first_name: Fabrizio
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full_name: Schimmenti, V. M.
last_name: Schimmenti
citation:
ama: Bartolucci G, Busiello DM, Ciarchi M, et al. Phase behavior of Cacio e Pepe
sauce. Physics of Fluids. 2025;37(4). doi:10.1063/5.0255841
apa: Bartolucci, G., Busiello, D. M., Ciarchi, M., Corticelli, A., Di Terlizzi,
I., Olmeda, F., … Schimmenti, V. M. (2025). Phase behavior of Cacio e Pepe sauce.
Physics of Fluids. AIP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0255841
chicago: Bartolucci, G., D. M. Busiello, M. Ciarchi, A. Corticelli, I. Di Terlizzi,
Fabrizio Olmeda, D. Revignas, and V. M. Schimmenti. “Phase Behavior of Cacio e
Pepe Sauce.” Physics of Fluids. AIP Publishing, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0255841.
ieee: G. Bartolucci et al., “Phase behavior of Cacio e Pepe sauce,” Physics
of Fluids, vol. 37, no. 4. AIP Publishing, 2025.
ista: Bartolucci G, Busiello DM, Ciarchi M, Corticelli A, Di Terlizzi I, Olmeda
F, Revignas D, Schimmenti VM. 2025. Phase behavior of Cacio e Pepe sauce. Physics
of Fluids. 37(4), 044122.
mla: Bartolucci, G., et al. “Phase Behavior of Cacio e Pepe Sauce.” Physics of
Fluids, vol. 37, no. 4, 044122, AIP Publishing, 2025, doi:10.1063/5.0255841.
short: G. Bartolucci, D.M. Busiello, M. Ciarchi, A. Corticelli, I. Di Terlizzi,
F. Olmeda, D. Revignas, V.M. Schimmenti, Physics of Fluids 37 (2025).
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text: An enlarged brain underlies the complex central nervous system of vertebrates.
The dramatic expansion of the brain that diverges its shape from the spinal cord
follows neural tube closure during embryonic development. Here, we show that this
differential deformation is encoded by a pre-pattern of tissue material properties
in chicken embryos. Using magnetic droplets and atomic force microscopy, we demonstrate
that the dorsal hindbrain is more fluid than the dorsal spinal cord, resulting
in a thinning versus a resisting response to increasing lumen pressure, respectively.
The dorsal hindbrain exhibits reduced apical actin and a disorganized laminin
matrix consistent with tissue fluidization. Blocking the activity of neural-crest-associated
matrix metalloproteinases inhibits hindbrain expansion. Transplanting dorsal hindbrain
cells to the spinal cord can locally create an expanded brain-like morphology
in some cases. Our findings raise questions in vertebrate head evolution and suggest
a general role of mechanical pre-patterning in sculpting epithelial tubes.
acknowledgement: 'We thank A. Dimitracopoulos, K. Kawaguchi, J. Vidigueira, B. Baum,
I. McLaren, D. St Johnston, and members of the Buckley, Scarpa, Steventon, Kawaguchi,
and Xiong labs for technical assistance and constructive feedback. We thank Ryan
Greenhalgh for methods developed to obtain fluidity values from AFM data. We thank
Nicola Lawrence, Alex Sossick, and Sargon Gross-Thebing from the Gurdon Institute
Imaging Facility for microscopy support. Funding: this work was supported by a Wellcome
Trust/Royal Society Sir Henry Dale Fellowship (215439/Z/19/Z) and UKRI-EPSRC Frontier
Research Grant (EP/X023761/1, originally selected as an ERC Starting Grant) to F.X.;
an ERC Consolidator Grant (772426), ERC Synergy Grant 101118729 UNFOLD, and Alexander
von Humboldt Professorship ( Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) to K.F.; and an
ERC Starting Grant (851288) to E.H.'
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last_name: Xue
- first_name: Siyuan
full_name: Ding, Siyuan
last_name: Ding
- first_name: Alexander K.
full_name: Winkel, Alexander K.
last_name: Winkel
- first_name: Oscar
full_name: Baldwin, Oscar
last_name: Baldwin
- first_name: Shreya
full_name: Dwarakacherla, Shreya
last_name: Dwarakacherla
- first_name: Kristian
full_name: Franze, Kristian
last_name: Franze
- first_name: Edouard B
full_name: Hannezo, Edouard B
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last_name: Hannezo
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last_name: Xiong
citation:
ama: Mclaren SBP, Xue S, Ding S, et al. Differential tissue deformability underlies
fluid pressure-driven shape divergence of the avian embryonic brain and spinal
cord. Developmental Cell. 2025;60(17):2237-2247.e4. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2025.04.010
apa: Mclaren, S. B. P., Xue, S., Ding, S., Winkel, A. K., Baldwin, O., Dwarakacherla,
S., … Xiong, F. (2025). Differential tissue deformability underlies fluid pressure-driven
shape divergence of the avian embryonic brain and spinal cord. Developmental
Cell. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2025.04.010
chicago: Mclaren, Susannah B.P., Shi-lei Xue, Siyuan Ding, Alexander K. Winkel,
Oscar Baldwin, Shreya Dwarakacherla, Kristian Franze, Edouard B Hannezo, and Fengzhu
Xiong. “Differential Tissue Deformability Underlies Fluid Pressure-Driven Shape
Divergence of the Avian Embryonic Brain and Spinal Cord.” Developmental Cell.
Elsevier, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2025.04.010.
ieee: S. B. P. Mclaren et al., “Differential tissue deformability underlies
fluid pressure-driven shape divergence of the avian embryonic brain and spinal
cord,” Developmental Cell, vol. 60, no. 17. Elsevier, p. 2237–2247.e4,
2025.
ista: Mclaren SBP, Xue S, Ding S, Winkel AK, Baldwin O, Dwarakacherla S, Franze
K, Hannezo EB, Xiong F. 2025. Differential tissue deformability underlies fluid
pressure-driven shape divergence of the avian embryonic brain and spinal cord.
Developmental Cell. 60(17), 2237–2247.e4.
mla: Mclaren, Susannah B. P., et al. “Differential Tissue Deformability Underlies
Fluid Pressure-Driven Shape Divergence of the Avian Embryonic Brain and Spinal
Cord.” Developmental Cell, vol. 60, no. 17, Elsevier, 2025, p. 2237–2247.e4,
doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2025.04.010.
short: S.B.P. Mclaren, S. Xue, S. Ding, A.K. Winkel, O. Baldwin, S. Dwarakacherla,
K. Franze, E.B. Hannezo, F. Xiong, Developmental Cell 60 (2025) 2237–2247.e4.
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title: Differential tissue deformability underlies fluid pressure-driven shape divergence
of the avian embryonic brain and spinal cord
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text: Recently discovered nanofluidic memristors, have raised promises for the development
of iontronics and neuromorphic computing with ions. Ionic memory effects are related
to ion dynamics inside nanochannels, with timescales associated with the manifold
physicochemical phenomena occurring at confined interfaces. Here, we explore experimentally
the frequency-dependent current–voltage response of model nanochannels—namely
glass nanopipettes—to investigate memory effects in ion transport. This characterisation,
which we refer to as mem-spectrometry, highlights two characteristic frequencies,
associated with short and long timescales of the order of 50 ms and 50 s in the
present system. Whereas the former can be associated with ionic diffusion, very
long timescales are difficult to explain with conventional transport phenomena.
We develop a minimal model accounting for these mem-spectrometry results, pointing
to surface charge regulation and ionic adsorption-desorption as possible origins
for the long-term memory. Our work demonstrates the relevance of mem-spectrometry
to highlight subtle ion transport properties in nanochannels, giving hereby new
insights on the mechanisms governing ion transport and current rectification in
charged conical nanopores.
acknowledgement: The authors acknowledge ERC n-AQUA for funding. S J acknowledges
CNRS for funding. The authors thank Hummink for pipette supply and characterization.
P R acknowledges funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation
program under the Marie Skodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 101034413.
article_number: '065001'
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author:
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full_name: Jouveshomme, Simon
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full_name: Lizée, Mathieu
last_name: Lizée
- first_name: Paul
full_name: Robin, Paul
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last_name: Robin
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- first_name: Lydéric
full_name: Bocquet, Lydéric
last_name: Bocquet
citation:
ama: Jouveshomme S, Lizée M, Robin P, Bocquet L. Multiple ionic memories in asymmetric
nanochannels revealed by mem-spectrometry. New Journal of Physics. 2025;27(6).
doi:10.1088/1367-2630/ade61b
apa: Jouveshomme, S., Lizée, M., Robin, P., & Bocquet, L. (2025). Multiple ionic
memories in asymmetric nanochannels revealed by mem-spectrometry. New Journal
of Physics. IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ade61b
chicago: Jouveshomme, Simon, Mathieu Lizée, Paul Robin, and Lydéric Bocquet. “Multiple
Ionic Memories in Asymmetric Nanochannels Revealed by Mem-Spectrometry.” New
Journal of Physics. IOP Publishing, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ade61b.
ieee: S. Jouveshomme, M. Lizée, P. Robin, and L. Bocquet, “Multiple ionic memories
in asymmetric nanochannels revealed by mem-spectrometry,” New Journal of Physics,
vol. 27, no. 6. IOP Publishing, 2025.
ista: Jouveshomme S, Lizée M, Robin P, Bocquet L. 2025. Multiple ionic memories
in asymmetric nanochannels revealed by mem-spectrometry. New Journal of Physics.
27(6), 065001.
mla: Jouveshomme, Simon, et al. “Multiple Ionic Memories in Asymmetric Nanochannels
Revealed by Mem-Spectrometry.” New Journal of Physics, vol. 27, no. 6,
065001, IOP Publishing, 2025, doi:10.1088/1367-2630/ade61b.
short: S. Jouveshomme, M. Lizée, P. Robin, L. Bocquet, New Journal of Physics 27
(2025).
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