Design Principles of Branching Morphogenesis

Cell monolayers sense curvature by exploiting active mechanics and nuclear mechanoadaptation
M. Luciano, S. Xue, W.H. De Vos, L. Redondo-Morata, M. Surin, F. Lafont, E.B. Hannezo, S. Gabriele, Nature Physics 17 (2021) 1382–1390.

Cell surface fluctuations regulate early embryonic lineage sorting
A. Yanagida, E. Corujo-Simon, C.K. Revell, P. Sahu, G.G. Stirparo, I.M. Aspalter, A.K. Winkel, R. Peters, H. De Belly, D.A.D. Cassani, S. Achouri, R. Blumenfeld, K. Franze, E.B. Hannezo, E.K. Paluch, J. Nichols, K.J. Chalut, Cell 185 (2022) 777–793.e20.

Modelling the dynamics of mammalian gut homeostasis
B. Corominas-Murtra, E.B. Hannezo, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology (n.d.).

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.

A self-generated Toddler gradient guides mesodermal cell migration
J. Stock, T. Kazmar, F. Schlumm, E.B. Hannezo, A. Pauli, Science Advances 8 (2022).

Retrograde movements determine effective stem cell numbers in the intestine
Azkanaz M, Corominas-Murtra B, Ellenbroek SIJ, Bruens L, Webb AT, Laskaris D, Oost KC, Lafirenze SJA, Annusver K, Messal HA, Iqbal S, Flanagan DJ, Huels DJ, Rojas-Rodríguez F, Vizoso M, Kasper M, Sansom OJ, Snippert HJ, Liberali P, Simons BD, Katajisto P, Hannezo EB, van Rheenen J. 2022. Retrograde movements determine effective stem cell numbers in the intestine. Nature. 607(7919), 548–554.

Stem cell lineage survival as a noisy competition for niche access
B. Corominas-Murtra, C.L.G.J. Scheele, K. Kishi, S.I.J. Ellenbroek, B.D. Simons, J. Van Rheenen, E.B. Hannezo, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117 (2020) 16969–16975.

DUCT reveals architectural mechanisms contributing to bile duct recovery in a mouse model for alagille syndrome
S. Hankeova, J. Salplachta, T. Zikmund, M. Kavkova, N. Van Hul, A. Brinek, V. Smekalova, J. Laznovsky, F. Dawit, J. Jaros, V. Bryja, U. Lendahl, E. Ellis, A. Nemeth, B. Fischler, E.B. Hannezo, J. Kaiser, E.R. Andersson, ELife 10 (2021).

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.

Cell fate coordinates mechano-osmotic forces in intestinal crypt formation
Q. Yang, S. Xue, C.J. Chan, M. Rempfler, D. Vischi, F. Maurer-Gutierrez, T. Hiiragi, E.B. Hannezo, P. Liberali, Nature Cell Biology 23 (2021) 733–744.

Theory of branching morphogenesis by local interactions and global guidance
M.C. Ucar, D. Kamenev, K. Sunadome, D.C. Fachet, F. Lallemend, I. Adameyko, S. Hadjab, E.B. Hannezo, Nature Communications 12 (2021).

Spatiotemporal dynamics of self-organized branching in pancreas-derived organoids
S. Randriamanantsoa, A. Papargyriou, H.C. Maurer, K. Peschke, M. Schuster, G. Zecchin, K. Steiger, R. Öllinger, D. Saur, C. Scheel, R. Rad, E.B. Hannezo, M. Reichert, A.R. Bausch, Nature Communications 13 (2022).

Roadmap for the multiscale coupling of biochemical and mechanical signals during development
Lenne PF, Munro E, Heemskerk I, Warmflash A, Bocanegra L, Kishi K, Kicheva A, Long Y, Fruleux A, Boudaoud A, Saunders TE, Caldarelli P, Michaut A, Gros J, Maroudas-Sacks Y, Keren K, Hannezo EB, Gartner ZJ, Stormo B, Gladfelter A, Rodrigues A, Shyer A, Minc N, Maître JL, Di Talia S, Khamaisi B, Sprinzak D, Tlili S. 2021. Roadmap for the multiscale coupling of biochemical and mechanical signals during development. Physical biology. 18(4), 041501.

Theory of mechanochemical patterning and optimal migration in cell monolayers
D.R. Boocock, N. Hino, N. Ruzickova, T. Hirashima, E.B. Hannezo, Nature Physics 17 (2021) 267–274.