Jack Merrin
26 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19663 |

Schmitt MT, Kroll J, Ruiz-Fernandez MJA, Hauschild R, Ghosh S, Kameritsch P, Merrin J, Schmid J, Stefanowski K, Thomae AW, Cheng J, Öztan GN, Konopka P, Ortega GC, Penz T, Bach L, Baumjohann D, Bock C, Straub T, Meissner F, Kiermaier E, Renkawitz J. 2025. Protecting centrosomes from fracturing enables efficient cell navigation. Science Advances. 11(17), eadx4047.
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2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18807 |

S. Rus et al., “Self-organized pattern formation in the developing mouse neural tube by a temporal relay of BMP signaling,” Developmental Cell, vol. 60, no. 4. Elsevier, pp. 567–580, 2025.
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P. Dos Reis Rodrigues et al., “Migrating immune cells globally coordinate protrusive forces,” Nature Immunology, vol. 26. Nature Immunology, pp. 1258–1266, 2025.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14846 |

S. Caballero Mancebo et al., “Friction forces determine cytoplasmic reorganization and shape changes of ascidian oocytes upon fertilization,” Nature Physics, vol. 20. Springer Nature, pp. 310–321, 2024.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14795 |

F. N. Arslan, E. B. Hannezo, J. Merrin, M. Loose, and C.-P. J. Heisenberg, “Adhesion-induced cortical flows pattern E-cadherin-mediated cell contacts,” Current Biology, vol. 34, no. 1. Elsevier, p. 171–182.e8, 2024.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18601 |

S. Rus, J. Merrin, M. A. Kulig, T. Minchington, and A. Kicheva, “Protocol for fabricating elastomeric stencils for patterned stem cell differentiation,” STAR Protocols, vol. 5, no. 4. Elsevier, 2024.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 13342 |

J. Kroll et al., “Adaptive pathfinding by nucleokinesis during amoeboid migration,” EMBO Journal. Embo Press, 2023.
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2023 | Published | Book Chapter | IST-REx-ID: 13052
A. F. Leithner, J. Merrin, and M. K. Sixt, “En-Face Imaging of T Cell-Dendritic Cell Immunological Synapses,” in The Immune Synapse, vol. 2654, C. Baldari and M. Dustin, Eds. New York, NY: Springer Nature, 2023, pp. 137–147.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14361 |

M. Riedl, I. D. Mayer, J. Merrin, M. K. Sixt, and B. Hof, “Synchronization in collectively moving inanimate and living active matter,” Nature Communications, vol. 14. Springer Nature, 2023.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14274 |

J. H. Alanko et al., “CCR7 acts as both a sensor and a sink for CCL19 to coordinate collective leukocyte migration,” Science Immunology, vol. 8, no. 87. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 11182 |

J. Kroll, M. J. A. Ruiz-Fernandez, M. B. Braun, J. Merrin, and J. Renkawitz, “Quantifying the probing and selection of microenvironmental pores by motile immune cells,” Current Protocols, vol. 2, no. 4. Wiley, 2022.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12259 |

G. H. Choueiri, B. Suri, J. Merrin, M. Serbyn, B. Hof, and N. B. Budanur, “Crises and chaotic scattering in hydrodynamic pilot-wave experiments,” Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, vol. 32, no. 9. AIP Publishing, 2022.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10766 |

J. Slovakova et al., “Tension-dependent stabilization of E-cadherin limits cell-cell contact expansion in zebrafish germ-layer progenitor cells,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 119, no. 8. National Academy of Sciences, 2022.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10703 |

F. Gaertner et al., “WASp triggers mechanosensitive actin patches to facilitate immune cell migration in dense tissues,” Developmental Cell, vol. 57, no. 1. Cell Press, p. 47–62.e9, 2022.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10223 |

L. Li et al., “Cell surface and intracellular auxin signalling for H+ fluxes in root growth,” Nature, vol. 599, no. 7884. Springer Nature, pp. 273–277, 2021.
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2021 | Draft | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 10095 |

L. Li et al., “Cell surface and intracellular auxin signalling for H+-fluxes in root growth,” Research Square. .
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8597 |

J. Merrin, “Differences in power law growth over time and indicators of COVID-19 pandemic progression worldwide,” Physical Biology, vol. 17, no. 6. IOP Publishing, 2020.
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7875 |

A. Kopf et al., “Microtubules control cellular shape and coherence in amoeboid migrating cells,” The Journal of Cell Biology, vol. 219, no. 6. Rockefeller University Press, 2020.
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7885 |

A. Reversat et al., “Cellular locomotion using environmental topography,” Nature, vol. 582. Springer Nature, pp. 582–585, 2020.
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2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7225 |

J. Merrin, “Frontiers in microfluidics, a teaching resource review,” Bioengineering, vol. 6, no. 4. MDPI, 2019.
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2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6328 |

J. Renkawitz et al., “Nuclear positioning facilitates amoeboid migration along the path of least resistance,” Nature, vol. 568. Springer Nature, pp. 546–550, 2019.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 192 |

M. Fendrych et al., “Rapid and reversible root growth inhibition by TIR1 auxin signalling,” Nature Plants, vol. 4, no. 7. Springer Nature, pp. 453–459, 2018.
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2018 | Published | Book Chapter | IST-REx-ID: 153
J. Renkawitz, A. Reversat, A. F. Leithner, J. Merrin, and M. K. Sixt, “Micro-engineered ‘pillar forests’ to study cell migration in complex but controlled 3D environments,” in Methods in Cell Biology, vol. 147, Academic Press, 2018, pp. 79–91.
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1154 |

J. Schwarz et al., “A microfluidic device for measuring cell migration towards substrate bound and soluble chemokine gradients,” Scientific Reports, vol. 6. Nature Publishing Group, 2016.
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1321 |

A. F. Leithner et al., “Diversified actin protrusions promote environmental exploration but are dispensable for locomotion of leukocytes,” Nature Cell Biology, vol. 18. Nature Publishing Group, pp. 1253–1259, 2016.
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26 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19663 |

Schmitt MT, Kroll J, Ruiz-Fernandez MJA, Hauschild R, Ghosh S, Kameritsch P, Merrin J, Schmid J, Stefanowski K, Thomae AW, Cheng J, Öztan GN, Konopka P, Ortega GC, Penz T, Bach L, Baumjohann D, Bock C, Straub T, Meissner F, Kiermaier E, Renkawitz J. 2025. Protecting centrosomes from fracturing enables efficient cell navigation. Science Advances. 11(17), eadx4047.
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18807 |

S. Rus et al., “Self-organized pattern formation in the developing mouse neural tube by a temporal relay of BMP signaling,” Developmental Cell, vol. 60, no. 4. Elsevier, pp. 567–580, 2025.
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2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 20082 |
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P. Dos Reis Rodrigues et al., “Migrating immune cells globally coordinate protrusive forces,” Nature Immunology, vol. 26. Nature Immunology, pp. 1258–1266, 2025.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14846 |

S. Caballero Mancebo et al., “Friction forces determine cytoplasmic reorganization and shape changes of ascidian oocytes upon fertilization,” Nature Physics, vol. 20. Springer Nature, pp. 310–321, 2024.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14795 |

F. N. Arslan, E. B. Hannezo, J. Merrin, M. Loose, and C.-P. J. Heisenberg, “Adhesion-induced cortical flows pattern E-cadherin-mediated cell contacts,” Current Biology, vol. 34, no. 1. Elsevier, p. 171–182.e8, 2024.
[Published Version]
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18601 |

S. Rus, J. Merrin, M. A. Kulig, T. Minchington, and A. Kicheva, “Protocol for fabricating elastomeric stencils for patterned stem cell differentiation,” STAR Protocols, vol. 5, no. 4. Elsevier, 2024.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 13342 |

J. Kroll et al., “Adaptive pathfinding by nucleokinesis during amoeboid migration,” EMBO Journal. Embo Press, 2023.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2023 | Published | Book Chapter | IST-REx-ID: 13052
A. F. Leithner, J. Merrin, and M. K. Sixt, “En-Face Imaging of T Cell-Dendritic Cell Immunological Synapses,” in The Immune Synapse, vol. 2654, C. Baldari and M. Dustin, Eds. New York, NY: Springer Nature, 2023, pp. 137–147.
View
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14361 |

M. Riedl, I. D. Mayer, J. Merrin, M. K. Sixt, and B. Hof, “Synchronization in collectively moving inanimate and living active matter,” Nature Communications, vol. 14. Springer Nature, 2023.
[Published Version]
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14274 |

J. H. Alanko et al., “CCR7 acts as both a sensor and a sink for CCL19 to coordinate collective leukocyte migration,” Science Immunology, vol. 8, no. 87. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023.
[Published Version]
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| Download Published Version (ext.)
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 11182 |

J. Kroll, M. J. A. Ruiz-Fernandez, M. B. Braun, J. Merrin, and J. Renkawitz, “Quantifying the probing and selection of microenvironmental pores by motile immune cells,” Current Protocols, vol. 2, no. 4. Wiley, 2022.
[Published Version]
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12259 |

G. H. Choueiri, B. Suri, J. Merrin, M. Serbyn, B. Hof, and N. B. Budanur, “Crises and chaotic scattering in hydrodynamic pilot-wave experiments,” Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, vol. 32, no. 9. AIP Publishing, 2022.
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| arXiv
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10766 |

J. Slovakova et al., “Tension-dependent stabilization of E-cadherin limits cell-cell contact expansion in zebrafish germ-layer progenitor cells,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 119, no. 8. National Academy of Sciences, 2022.
[Published Version]
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10703 |

F. Gaertner et al., “WASp triggers mechanosensitive actin patches to facilitate immune cell migration in dense tissues,” Developmental Cell, vol. 57, no. 1. Cell Press, p. 47–62.e9, 2022.
[Published Version]
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10223 |

L. Li et al., “Cell surface and intracellular auxin signalling for H+ fluxes in root growth,” Nature, vol. 599, no. 7884. Springer Nature, pp. 273–277, 2021.
[Preprint]
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2021 | Draft | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 10095 |

L. Li et al., “Cell surface and intracellular auxin signalling for H+-fluxes in root growth,” Research Square. .
[Preprint]
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| DOI
| Download Preprint (ext.)
2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8597 |

J. Merrin, “Differences in power law growth over time and indicators of COVID-19 pandemic progression worldwide,” Physical Biology, vol. 17, no. 6. IOP Publishing, 2020.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7875 |

A. Kopf et al., “Microtubules control cellular shape and coherence in amoeboid migrating cells,” The Journal of Cell Biology, vol. 219, no. 6. Rockefeller University Press, 2020.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7885 |

A. Reversat et al., “Cellular locomotion using environmental topography,” Nature, vol. 582. Springer Nature, pp. 582–585, 2020.
[Preprint]
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| Files available
| DOI
| Download Preprint (ext.)
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7225 |

J. Merrin, “Frontiers in microfluidics, a teaching resource review,” Bioengineering, vol. 6, no. 4. MDPI, 2019.
[Published Version]
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| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6328 |

J. Renkawitz et al., “Nuclear positioning facilitates amoeboid migration along the path of least resistance,” Nature, vol. 568. Springer Nature, pp. 546–550, 2019.
[Submitted Version]
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| Download Submitted Version (ext.)
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 192 |

M. Fendrych et al., “Rapid and reversible root growth inhibition by TIR1 auxin signalling,” Nature Plants, vol. 4, no. 7. Springer Nature, pp. 453–459, 2018.
[Submitted Version]
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| DOI
| Download Submitted Version (ext.)
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2018 | Published | Book Chapter | IST-REx-ID: 153
J. Renkawitz, A. Reversat, A. F. Leithner, J. Merrin, and M. K. Sixt, “Micro-engineered ‘pillar forests’ to study cell migration in complex but controlled 3D environments,” in Methods in Cell Biology, vol. 147, Academic Press, 2018, pp. 79–91.
View
| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1154 |

J. Schwarz et al., “A microfluidic device for measuring cell migration towards substrate bound and soluble chemokine gradients,” Scientific Reports, vol. 6. Nature Publishing Group, 2016.
[Published Version]
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| Files available
| DOI
2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1321 |

A. F. Leithner et al., “Diversified actin protrusions promote environmental exploration but are dispensable for locomotion of leukocytes,” Nature Cell Biology, vol. 18. Nature Publishing Group, pp. 1253–1259, 2016.
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