Wolpert, L. (1969). Positional information and the spatial pattern of cellular differentiation. Journal of theoretical biology, 25(1), 1-47. #EpithelialMechanics
Positional information and the spatial pattern of cellular differentiation
The problem of pattern is considered in terms of how genetic information can be translated in a reliable manner to give specific and different spatial…
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November 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Wolpert, L. (1969). Positional information and the spatial pattern of cellular differentiation. Journal of theoretical biology, 25(1), 1-47. #EpithelialMechanics
Brückner, D. B., & Tkačik, G. (2024). Information content and optimization of self-organized developmental systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, #EpithelialMechanics www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Brückner, D. B., & Tkačik, G. (2024). Information content and optimization of self-organized developmental systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, #EpithelialMechanics www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Wang, Y., Gunasekara, D. B., Reed, M. I., ..., Magness, S. T., & Allbritton, N. L. (2017). A microengineered collagen scaffold for generating a polarized crypt-villus architecture of human small intestinal epithelium. Biomaterials, 128, 44–55. #EpithelialMechanics
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November 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Wang, Y., Gunasekara, D. B., Reed, M. I., ..., Magness, S. T., & Allbritton, N. L. (2017). A microengineered collagen scaffold for generating a polarized crypt-villus architecture of human small intestinal epithelium. Biomaterials, 128, 44–55. #EpithelialMechanics
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Which features of tissue flows are most robust and how do they emerge from #EpithelialMechanics?
I’m @alex-plum.bsky.social (@mattiaserra.bsky.social group) and I’ll be sharing some papers on characterizing and controlling avian gastrulation flows.
I’m @alex-plum.bsky.social (@mattiaserra.bsky.social group) and I’ll be sharing some papers on characterizing and controlling avian gastrulation flows.
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Which features of tissue flows are most robust and how do they emerge from #EpithelialMechanics?
I’m @alex-plum.bsky.social (@mattiaserra.bsky.social group) and I’ll be sharing some papers on characterizing and controlling avian gastrulation flows.
I’m @alex-plum.bsky.social (@mattiaserra.bsky.social group) and I’ll be sharing some papers on characterizing and controlling avian gastrulation flows.
Integrating theory with experiments to better understand gastrulation flows 🤩
Check out this fascinating #EpithelialMechanics thread by @alex-plum.bsky.social 👇
Check out this fascinating #EpithelialMechanics thread by @alex-plum.bsky.social 👇
Which features of tissue flows are most robust and how do they emerge from #EpithelialMechanics?
I’m @alex-plum.bsky.social (@mattiaserra.bsky.social group) and I’ll be sharing some papers on characterizing and controlling avian gastrulation flows.
I’m @alex-plum.bsky.social (@mattiaserra.bsky.social group) and I’ll be sharing some papers on characterizing and controlling avian gastrulation flows.
November 2, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Integrating theory with experiments to better understand gastrulation flows 🤩
Check out this fascinating #EpithelialMechanics thread by @alex-plum.bsky.social 👇
Check out this fascinating #EpithelialMechanics thread by @alex-plum.bsky.social 👇
Plum, A. M., & Serra, M. (2025). Morphogen Patterning in Dynamic Tissues. PRX Life. #EpithelialMechanics
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October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Plum, A. M., & Serra, M. (2025). Morphogen Patterning in Dynamic Tissues. PRX Life. #EpithelialMechanics
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Serra, M., Serrano Nájera, G., Chuai, M., Plum, A. M., Santhosh, S., Spandan, V., Weijer, C. J., & Mahadevan, L. (2023). A mechanochemical model recapitulates distinct vertebrate gastrulation modes. Science advances, 9(49), eadh8152. #EpithelialMechanics
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October 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Serra, M., Serrano Nájera, G., Chuai, M., Plum, A. M., Santhosh, S., Spandan, V., Weijer, C. J., & Mahadevan, L. (2023). A mechanochemical model recapitulates distinct vertebrate gastrulation modes. Science advances, 9(49), eadh8152. #EpithelialMechanics
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Santhosh, S., Zhu, C., Fencil, B., & Serra, M. (2025). Coherent Structures in Active Flows on Dynamic Surfaces. bioRxiv 2025.05.23.655805. #EpithelialMechanics
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October 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Santhosh, S., Zhu, C., Fencil, B., & Serra, M. (2025). Coherent Structures in Active Flows on Dynamic Surfaces. bioRxiv 2025.05.23.655805. #EpithelialMechanics
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Mechanical forces can affect the way tissue grows. Ideally, we want to characterize them without interfering with the processes we are studying. Is there a way to achieve this?
I am @borgesaugust.bsky.social
Welcome to my stress inference tutorial!
#EpithelialMechanics
I am @borgesaugust.bsky.social
Welcome to my stress inference tutorial!
#EpithelialMechanics
October 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Mechanical forces can affect the way tissue grows. Ideally, we want to characterize them without interfering with the processes we are studying. Is there a way to achieve this?
I am @borgesaugust.bsky.social
Welcome to my stress inference tutorial!
#EpithelialMechanics
I am @borgesaugust.bsky.social
Welcome to my stress inference tutorial!
#EpithelialMechanics
Borges, A., Miranda-Rodriguez, J. R., Ceccarelli, A., Ventura, G., Sedzinski, J., Lopez-Schier, H., & Chara, O. (2025). ForSys: non-invasive stress inference from time-lapse microscopy. iScience, 28, 113685. #EpithelialMechanics
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October 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Borges, A., Miranda-Rodriguez, J. R., Ceccarelli, A., Ventura, G., Sedzinski, J., Lopez-Schier, H., & Chara, O. (2025). ForSys: non-invasive stress inference from time-lapse microscopy. iScience, 28, 113685. #EpithelialMechanics
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Exciting News! 🥳 Our Epithelial Mechanics Fan Club website is now live! 🎉
👉 epithelialmechanics.github.io
Discover our #EpithelialMechanics threads and get to know our amazing delegates behind them.
Would you like to share your story? Please DM us!
👉 epithelialmechanics.github.io
Discover our #EpithelialMechanics threads and get to know our amazing delegates behind them.
Would you like to share your story? Please DM us!
🎉🎉 We finally have a website! 🎉🎉
Did you miss a thread?
Want to know who our delegates are?
Do you want to join our big club?
Check it out:
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Huge thanks to all thread-contributors and to you for following us!
Did you miss a thread?
Want to know who our delegates are?
Do you want to join our big club?
Check it out:
epithelialmechanics.github.io
Huge thanks to all thread-contributors and to you for following us!
Epithelial Mechanics Fan Club
epithelialmechanics.github.io
October 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Exciting News! 🥳 Our Epithelial Mechanics Fan Club website is now live! 🎉
👉 epithelialmechanics.github.io
Discover our #EpithelialMechanics threads and get to know our amazing delegates behind them.
Would you like to share your story? Please DM us!
👉 epithelialmechanics.github.io
Discover our #EpithelialMechanics threads and get to know our amazing delegates behind them.
Would you like to share your story? Please DM us!
Vasan, R., Maleckar, M. M., Williams, C. D., & Rangamani, P. (2019). DLITE Uses Cell-Cell Interface Movement to Better Infer Cell-Cell Tensions. Biophysical journal, 117(9), 1714–1727. #EpithelialMechanics
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October 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Vasan, R., Maleckar, M. M., Williams, C. D., & Rangamani, P. (2019). DLITE Uses Cell-Cell Interface Movement to Better Infer Cell-Cell Tensions. Biophysical journal, 117(9), 1714–1727. #EpithelialMechanics
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Noll, N., Streichan, S. J., & Shraiman, B. I. (2020). A variational method for image-based inference of internal stress in epithelial tissues. Physical review. X, 10(1), 011072. #EpithelialMechanics
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October 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Noll, N., Streichan, S. J., & Shraiman, B. I. (2020). A variational method for image-based inference of internal stress in epithelial tissues. Physical review. X, 10(1), 011072. #EpithelialMechanics
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Fu, C., Dilasser, ...,& Viasnoff, V. (2024). Regulation of intercellular viscosity by E-cadherin-dependent phosphorylation of EGFR in collective cell migration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(37), e2405560121. #EpithelialMechanics
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October 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Fu, C., Dilasser, ...,& Viasnoff, V. (2024). Regulation of intercellular viscosity by E-cadherin-dependent phosphorylation of EGFR in collective cell migration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(37), e2405560121. #EpithelialMechanics
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Gómez-González, M., Latorre, E., Arroyo, M., & Trepat, X. (2020). Measuring mechanical stress in living tissues. Nature Reviews Physics, #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/s42...
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Gómez-González, M., Latorre, E., Arroyo, M., & Trepat, X. (2020). Measuring mechanical stress in living tissues. Nature Reviews Physics, #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Oikonomou, P., Calvary, L., Cirne, H. C., Welch, A. E., ... & Nerurkar, N. L. (2025). Application and measurement of tissue-scale tension in avian epithelia in vivo to study multiscale mechanics and inter-germ layer coupling. Development, #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1242/dev....
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Oikonomou, P., Calvary, L., Cirne, H. C., Welch, A. E., ... & Nerurkar, N. L. (2025). Application and measurement of tissue-scale tension in avian epithelia in vivo to study multiscale mechanics and inter-germ layer coupling. Development, #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1242/dev....
Harris, A. R., Peter, L., Bellis, J., Baum, B., Kabla, A. J., & Charras, G. T. (2012). Characterizing the mechanics of cultured cell monolayers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
October 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Harris, A. R., Peter, L., Bellis, J., Baum, B., Kabla, A. J., & Charras, G. T. (2012). Characterizing the mechanics of cultured cell monolayers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Ciccone, Giuseppe, et al. "Epithelial Cell Mechanoresponse to Matrix Viscoelasticity and Confinement Within Micropatterned Viscoelastic Hydrogels." Advanced Science 2025 #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1002/advs...
September 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Ciccone, Giuseppe, et al. "Epithelial Cell Mechanoresponse to Matrix Viscoelasticity and Confinement Within Micropatterned Viscoelastic Hydrogels." Advanced Science 2025 #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1002/advs...
Shroff, N. P., Xu, P., Kim, S., Shelton, E. R., Gross, B. J., Liu, Y., ... & Klein, O. D. (2024). Proliferation-driven mechanical compression induces signalling centre formation during mammalian organ development. Nature cell biology, #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Shroff, N. P., Xu, P., Kim, S., Shelton, E. R., Gross, B. J., Liu, Y., ... & Klein, O. D. (2024). Proliferation-driven mechanical compression induces signalling centre formation during mammalian organ development. Nature cell biology, #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Di Meglio, I., Trushko, A., Guillamat, P., Blanch-Mercader, C., Abuhattum, S., & Roux, A. (2022). Pressure and curvature control of the cell cycle in epithelia growing under spherical confinement. Cell reports, #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Di Meglio, I., Trushko, A., Guillamat, P., Blanch-Mercader, C., Abuhattum, S., & Roux, A. (2022). Pressure and curvature control of the cell cycle in epithelia growing under spherical confinement. Cell reports, #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Gudipaty, S. A., Lindblom, J., Loftus, P. D., Redd, M. J., Edes, K., Davey, C. F., ... & Rosenblatt, J. (2017). Mechanical stretch triggers rapid epithelial cell division through Piezo1. Nature, #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/nat...
September 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Gudipaty, S. A., Lindblom, J., Loftus, P. D., Redd, M. J., Edes, K., Davey, C. F., ... & Rosenblatt, J. (2017). Mechanical stretch triggers rapid epithelial cell division through Piezo1. Nature, #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/nat...
Mäntylä, E., & Ihalainen, T. O. (2021). Brick Strex: a robust device built of LEGO bricks for mechanical manipulation of cells. Scientific Reports, #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Mäntylä, E., & Ihalainen, T. O. (2021). Brick Strex: a robust device built of LEGO bricks for mechanical manipulation of cells. Scientific Reports, #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Eisenhoffer, G. T., Loftus, P. D., Yoshigi, M., Otsuna, H., Chien, C. B., Morcos, P. A., & Rosenblatt, J. (2012). Crowding induces live cell extrusion to maintain homeostatic cell numbers in epithelia. Nature, www.nature.com/articles/nat... #EpithelialMechanics
September 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Eisenhoffer, G. T., Loftus, P. D., Yoshigi, M., Otsuna, H., Chien, C. B., Morcos, P. A., & Rosenblatt, J. (2012). Crowding induces live cell extrusion to maintain homeostatic cell numbers in epithelia. Nature, www.nature.com/articles/nat... #EpithelialMechanics
How can we use cell shapes and geometry to study mechanics of tissues?
I'm @juliaeckert.bsky.social, and with this thread, I would like to show you the secrets of cells and tissues. Let’s connect biology with a little bit of physics. Don't be scared and get inspired 😀. #EpithelialMechanics
I'm @juliaeckert.bsky.social, and with this thread, I would like to show you the secrets of cells and tissues. Let’s connect biology with a little bit of physics. Don't be scared and get inspired 😀. #EpithelialMechanics
September 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
How can we use cell shapes and geometry to study mechanics of tissues?
I'm @juliaeckert.bsky.social, and with this thread, I would like to show you the secrets of cells and tissues. Let’s connect biology with a little bit of physics. Don't be scared and get inspired 😀. #EpithelialMechanics
I'm @juliaeckert.bsky.social, and with this thread, I would like to show you the secrets of cells and tissues. Let’s connect biology with a little bit of physics. Don't be scared and get inspired 😀. #EpithelialMechanics
Izquierdo, E., Quinkler, T., & De Renzis, S. (2018). Guided morphogenesis through optogenetic activation of Rho signalling during early Drosophila embryogenesis. Nature Communications, 9(1), Article 1.
#EpithelialMechanics
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#EpithelialMechanics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Guided morphogenesis through optogenetic activation of Rho signalling during early Drosophila embryo...
Optogenetics is opening the possibility to not only perturb morphogenesis, but also to guide it. Here, the authors use this technique to reconstruct epithelial folding in Drosophila embryos and study ...
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October 25, 2023 at 10:37 AM
Izquierdo, E., Quinkler, T., & De Renzis, S. (2018). Guided morphogenesis through optogenetic activation of Rho signalling during early Drosophila embryogenesis. Nature Communications, 9(1), Article 1.
#EpithelialMechanics
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#EpithelialMechanics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...