David Brückner
Hannezo Group
Tkacik Group
11 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19404 |

BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm tissue material properties modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during early zebrafish gastrulation
S. Tavano, D. Brückner, S. Tasciyan, X. Tong, R. Kardos, A. Schauer, R. Hauschild, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell Reports 44 (2025).
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S. Tavano, D. Brückner, S. Tasciyan, X. Tong, R. Kardos, A. Schauer, R. Hauschild, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell Reports 44 (2025).
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18807 |

Self-organized pattern formation in the developing mouse neural tube by a temporal relay of BMP signaling
S. Rus, D. Brückner, T. Minchington, M. Greunz, J. Merrin, E.B. Hannezo, A. Kicheva, Developmental Cell 60 (2025) 567–580.
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S. Rus, D. Brückner, T. Minchington, M. Greunz, J. Merrin, E.B. Hannezo, A. Kicheva, Developmental Cell 60 (2025) 567–580.
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17269 |

Geometry-driven migration efficiency of autonomous epithelial cell clusters
E. Vercruysse, D. Brückner, M. Gómez-González, A. Remson, M. Luciano, Y. Kalukula, L. Rossetti, X. Trepat, E.B. Hannezo, S. Gabriele, Nature Physics 20 (2024) 1492–1500.
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E. Vercruysse, D. Brückner, M. Gómez-González, A. Remson, M. Luciano, Y. Kalukula, L. Rossetti, X. Trepat, E.B. Hannezo, S. Gabriele, Nature Physics 20 (2024) 1492–1500.
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15315 |

Learning dynamical models of single and collective cell migration: a review
D. Brückner, C.P. Broedersz, Reports on Progress in Physics 87 (2024).
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D. Brückner, C.P. Broedersz, Reports on Progress in Physics 87 (2024).
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17123 |

Information content and optimization of self-organized developmental systems
D. Brückner, G. Tkačik, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 121 (2024).
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D. Brückner, G. Tkačik, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 121 (2024).
2024 | Epub ahead of print | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18960
Tissue active matter: Integrating mechanics and signaling into dynamical models
D. Brückner, E.B. Hannezo, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (2024).
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D. Brückner, E.B. Hannezo, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (2024).
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12818 |

Curvature induces active velocity waves in rotating spherical tissues
T. Brandstätter, D. Brückner, Y.L. Han, R. Alert, M. Guo, C.P. Broedersz, Nature Communications 14 (2023).
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T. Brandstätter, D. Brückner, Y.L. Han, R. Alert, M. Guo, C.P. Broedersz, Nature Communications 14 (2023).
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14827
Connecting theory and experiment in cell and tissue mechanics
C. Schwayer, D. Brückner, Journal of Cell Science 136 (2023).
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C. Schwayer, D. Brückner, Journal of Cell Science 136 (2023).
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 13261 |

Stochastic motion and transcriptional dynamics of pairs of distal DNA loci on a compacted chromosome
D. Brückner, H. Chen, L. Barinov, B. Zoller, T. Gregor, Science 380 (2023) 1357–1362.
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D. Brückner, H. Chen, L. Barinov, B. Zoller, T. Gregor, Science 380 (2023) 1357–1362.
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12277 |

Geometry adaptation of protrusion and polarity dynamics in confined cell migration
D. Brückner, M. Schmitt, A. Fink, G. Ladurner, J. Flommersfeld, N. Arlt, E.B. Hannezo, J.O. Rädler, C.P. Broedersz, Physical Review X 12 (2022).
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D. Brückner, M. Schmitt, A. Fink, G. Ladurner, J. Flommersfeld, N. Arlt, E.B. Hannezo, J.O. Rädler, C.P. Broedersz, Physical Review X 12 (2022).
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10530 |

Disentangling cadherin-mediated cell-cell interactions in collective cancer cell migration
T. Zisis, D. Brückner, T. Brandstätter, W.X. Siow, J. d’Alessandro, A.M. Vollmar, C.P. Broedersz, S. Zahler, Biophysical Journal 121 (2022) P44-60.
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T. Zisis, D. Brückner, T. Brandstätter, W.X. Siow, J. d’Alessandro, A.M. Vollmar, C.P. Broedersz, S. Zahler, Biophysical Journal 121 (2022) P44-60.
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11 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19404 |

BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm tissue material properties modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during early zebrafish gastrulation
S. Tavano, D. Brückner, S. Tasciyan, X. Tong, R. Kardos, A. Schauer, R. Hauschild, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell Reports 44 (2025).
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S. Tavano, D. Brückner, S. Tasciyan, X. Tong, R. Kardos, A. Schauer, R. Hauschild, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell Reports 44 (2025).
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18807 |

Self-organized pattern formation in the developing mouse neural tube by a temporal relay of BMP signaling
S. Rus, D. Brückner, T. Minchington, M. Greunz, J. Merrin, E.B. Hannezo, A. Kicheva, Developmental Cell 60 (2025) 567–580.
[Published Version]
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S. Rus, D. Brückner, T. Minchington, M. Greunz, J. Merrin, E.B. Hannezo, A. Kicheva, Developmental Cell 60 (2025) 567–580.
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17269 |

Geometry-driven migration efficiency of autonomous epithelial cell clusters
E. Vercruysse, D. Brückner, M. Gómez-González, A. Remson, M. Luciano, Y. Kalukula, L. Rossetti, X. Trepat, E.B. Hannezo, S. Gabriele, Nature Physics 20 (2024) 1492–1500.
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E. Vercruysse, D. Brückner, M. Gómez-González, A. Remson, M. Luciano, Y. Kalukula, L. Rossetti, X. Trepat, E.B. Hannezo, S. Gabriele, Nature Physics 20 (2024) 1492–1500.
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15315 |

Learning dynamical models of single and collective cell migration: a review
D. Brückner, C.P. Broedersz, Reports on Progress in Physics 87 (2024).
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D. Brückner, C.P. Broedersz, Reports on Progress in Physics 87 (2024).
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17123 |

Information content and optimization of self-organized developmental systems
D. Brückner, G. Tkačik, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 121 (2024).
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D. Brückner, G. Tkačik, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 121 (2024).
2024 | Epub ahead of print | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18960
Tissue active matter: Integrating mechanics and signaling into dynamical models
D. Brückner, E.B. Hannezo, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (2024).
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
D. Brückner, E.B. Hannezo, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (2024).
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12818 |

Curvature induces active velocity waves in rotating spherical tissues
T. Brandstätter, D. Brückner, Y.L. Han, R. Alert, M. Guo, C.P. Broedersz, Nature Communications 14 (2023).
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T. Brandstätter, D. Brückner, Y.L. Han, R. Alert, M. Guo, C.P. Broedersz, Nature Communications 14 (2023).
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14827
Connecting theory and experiment in cell and tissue mechanics
C. Schwayer, D. Brückner, Journal of Cell Science 136 (2023).
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
C. Schwayer, D. Brückner, Journal of Cell Science 136 (2023).
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 13261 |

Stochastic motion and transcriptional dynamics of pairs of distal DNA loci on a compacted chromosome
D. Brückner, H. Chen, L. Barinov, B. Zoller, T. Gregor, Science 380 (2023) 1357–1362.
[Preprint]
View
| DOI
| Download Preprint (ext.)
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D. Brückner, H. Chen, L. Barinov, B. Zoller, T. Gregor, Science 380 (2023) 1357–1362.
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12277 |

Geometry adaptation of protrusion and polarity dynamics in confined cell migration
D. Brückner, M. Schmitt, A. Fink, G. Ladurner, J. Flommersfeld, N. Arlt, E.B. Hannezo, J.O. Rädler, C.P. Broedersz, Physical Review X 12 (2022).
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D. Brückner, M. Schmitt, A. Fink, G. Ladurner, J. Flommersfeld, N. Arlt, E.B. Hannezo, J.O. Rädler, C.P. Broedersz, Physical Review X 12 (2022).
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10530 |

Disentangling cadherin-mediated cell-cell interactions in collective cancer cell migration
T. Zisis, D. Brückner, T. Brandstätter, W.X. Siow, J. d’Alessandro, A.M. Vollmar, C.P. Broedersz, S. Zahler, Biophysical Journal 121 (2022) P44-60.
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T. Zisis, D. Brückner, T. Brandstätter, W.X. Siow, J. d’Alessandro, A.M. Vollmar, C.P. Broedersz, S. Zahler, Biophysical Journal 121 (2022) P44-60.