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).

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

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.

Multitier mechanics control stromal adaptations in swelling lymph nodes
F.P. Assen, J. Abe, M. Hons, R. Hauschild, S. Shamipour, W. Kaufmann, T. Costanzo, G. Krens, M. Brown, B. Ludewig, S. Hippenmeyer, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, W. Weninger, E.B. Hannezo, S.A. Luther, J.V. Stein, M.K. Sixt, Nature Immunology 23 (2022) 1246–1255.

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).

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).

A feedback loop between lamellipodial extension and HGF-ERK signaling specifies leader cells during collective cell migration
N. Hino, K. Matsuda, Y. Jikko, G. Maryu, K. Sakai, R. Imamura, S. Tsukiji, K. Aoki, K. Terai, T. Hirashima, X. Trepat, M. Matsuda, Developmental Cell 57 (2022) 2290–2304.e7.

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.

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.

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
N. Petridou, B. Corominas-Murtra, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, E.B. Hannezo, Cell 184 (2021) 1914–1928.e19.

Ten simple rules to improve academic work- life balance
M.J. Bartlett, F.N. Arslan, A. Bankston, S. Sarabipour, PLoS Computational Biology 17 (2021).

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).

Sat acts as a gatekeeper for major developmental transitions during early vertebrate embryogenesis
S.J. Pradhan, P.C. Reddy, M. Smutny, A. Sharma, K. Sako, M.S. Oak, R. Shah, M. Pal, O. Deshpande, G. Dsilva, Y. Tang, R. Mishra, G. Deshpande, A.J. Giraldez, M. Sonawane, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, S. Galande, Nature Communications 12 (2021).

Special rebranding issue: cQuantitative cell and developmental biologyd
C.-P.J. Heisenberg, A.M. Lennon, R. Mayor, G. Salbreux, Cells and Development 168 (2021).