2024

A01-2, Hiiragi
Temporal variability and cell mechanics control robustness in mammalian embryogenesis
Dimitri Fabrèges, Bernat Corominas-Murtra, Prachiti Moghe, Alison Kickuth, Takafumi Ichikawa, Chizuru Iwatani, Tomoyuki Tsukiyama, Nathalie Daniel, Julie Gering, Anniek Stokkermans, Adrian Wolny, Anna Kreshuk, Véronique Duranthon, Virginie Uhlmann, Edouard Hannezo, Takashi Hiiragi
Science, 2024, 386(6718), eadh1145
doi: 10.1126/science.adh1145
PMID: 39388574

Coupling of cell shape, matrix and tissue dynamics ensures embryonic patterning robustness.
Moghe, P., Belousov, R., Ichikawa, T., Iwatani, C., Tsukiyama, T., Erzberger, A., & Hiiragi, T.
Nature cell biology (2025) 27(3), 408–423
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-025-01618-9
PMID: 39966670

A02-1, Phng
Combined forces of hydrostatic pressure and actin polymerization drive endothelial cell tip migration and sprouting angiogenesis.
Kondrychyn I, He L, Wint H, Betsholtz C and Phng LK
eLife (2025)
DOI: doi:10.7554/eLife.98612
PMID: 39977018

Endothelial cell transitions in zebrafish vascular development.
Phng LK and Hogan BM
Development, Growth & Differentiation (2024) 66:357 – 368
DOI: doi:10.1111/dgd.12938
PMID: 39072708

Endothelial cell mechanics and dynamics in angiogenesis. 
Huveneers S and Phng LK
Current Opinion in Cell Biology (2024) 91:102441.
DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ceb.2024.102441
PMID: 39342870

A02-1, Shindo
Direct quantitative perturbations of physical parameters in vivo to elucidate vertebrate embryo morphogenesis
Soichiro Kato, Asako Shindo
Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2024, 90, 102420.
doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2024.102420
PMID: 39182374

A02-2, Kengaku
Nesprin-2 coordinates opposing microtubule motors during nuclear migration in neurons
Chuying Zhou, You Kure Wu, Fumiyoshi Ishidate, Takahiro K Fujiwara, Mineko Kengaku
Journal of Cell Biology, 2024, 223(11):e202405032
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202405032
PMID: 39115447

A03-1, Aoki
Mechano-gradients drive morphogen-noise correction to ensure robust patterning.
Kana Aoki, Taiki Higuchi, Yuki Akieda, Kotone Matsubara, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Tohru Ishitani
Science Advances, 2024, 10(46), eadp2357
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp2357
PMID: 39546611

2023

A01-3, Kondo
Single-cell transcriptome atlas of Drosophila gastrula 2.0.
Sakaguchi S, Mizuno S, Okochi Y, Tanegashima C, Nishimura O, Uemura T, Kadota M, Naoki H, and Kondo T.
Cell Rep. 2023, 42, 112707.
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112707
PMID: 37433294

A02-1, Phng
A cell-and-plasma numerical model reveals hemodynamic stress and flow adaptation in zebrafish microvessels after morphological alteration
Swe Soe Maung Ye and Li-Kun Phng
PLOS Computational Biology, 2023, 19(12): e1011665.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011665
PMID: 38048371

A02-1, Shindo
β-adrenergic receptor regulates embryonic epithelial extensibility through actomyosin inhibition.
Yohei Mizoguchi, Kaoru Nakashima, Ayato Sato, Asako Shindo
iScience 26(12):108469 (2023)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.108469
PMID: 38213788

A02-2, Yoshimura
Self-assembly of CIP4 drives actin-mediated asymmetric pit-closing in clathrin-mediated endocytosis.
Yu Y, Yoshimura SH
Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 4602
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40390-y
PMID: 37528083

A02-2, Yoshimura & A03-11, Furutani-Seiki
Yes-associated protein regulates cortical actin architecture and dynamics through intracellular translocation of Rho GTPase-activating protein 18.
Zhang Y, Kitagawa T, Furutani-Seiki M, Yoshimura SH
FASEB J., 2023, 37(9), e23161
DOI: 10.1096/fj.202201992R
PMID: 37638562

2022

A02-1, Phng
High-Throughput Imaging of Blood Flow Reveals Developmental Changes in Distribution Patterns of Hemodynamic Quantities in Developing Zebrafish.
Maung Ye SS, Kim JK, Carretero NT, Phng LK.
Front Physiol. 2022 Jun 20;13:881929.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.881929 eCollection 2022.
PMID: 35795647

A02-1, Fujimori
Coordination of Cilia Movements in Multi-Ciliated Cells.
Arata M, Usami FM, Fujimori T.
J Dev Biol. 2022 Nov 11;10(4):47.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb10040047
PMID: 36412641

A02-2, Sato
Quantitative analysis of the roles of IRM cell adhesion molecules in column formation in the fly brain.
Lee Y, Wang M, Imamura K, Sato M.
Dev Growth Differ. 65, 37-47 (2023).
DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12834
PMID: 36534021

Getting Started in Mathematical Life Sciences ~From MATLAB programming to computer simulations~ Sato., M. Springer (2023).

B01-1, Shibata
Tarama, M. & Shibata, T.
Pattern formation and the mechanics of a motor-driven filamentous system confined by rigid membranes.
Phys Rev Res 4, 043071 (2022).
DOI: 10.1103/physrevresearch.4.043071

B01-1, Okuda
Intestinal and optic-cup organoids as tools for unveiling mechanics of self-organizing morphogenesis.
Sristilekha Nath, Satoshi Toda, Satoru Okuda
Biophysics and Physicobiology 2022 Volume 19 Article ID: e190048
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v19.0048

Continuum modeling of non-conservative fluid membrane for simulating long-term cell dynamics.
Okuda S, Sato K, Hiraiwa T.
Eur Phys J E Soft Matter. 2022 Aug 19;45(8):69.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/s10189-022-00223-0
PMID: 35984568

B01-2, Miyazaki
Uncovering the design principles of supramolecular assemblies through manipulation of the structures, dynamics, and functions.
Miyazaki M, Kosugi T.
Biophys Physicobiol. 2022 Aug 27;19:e190031.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v19.0031 eCollection 2022
PMID: 36349329