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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 19h

Hsiao, S., Mukenhirn, M., Werner, C., Honigmann, A., & Krieg, E. (2025). Reconfigurable Microenvironments Uncover Mechano‐Sensing Timescales and Direct Cell Polarity. Advanced Functional Materials, 35(49), e13028. #EpithelialMechanics advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bresteau, E., Suva, E. E., Revell, C., Hassan, O. A., Grata, A., Sheridan, J., Mitchell, J., ..., Jensen, O. E., & Mitchell, B. (2025). Apical size reduction by macropinocytosis alleviates tissue crowding. Nature Communications, 16(1), 5338. #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Can mathematics explain how biological patterns are formed? Alan Turing thought so. Join me, @benswedlund.bsky.social, as we explore his reaction-diffusion theory and how it transformed our understanding of pattern formation and self-organisation.

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Benjamin Swedlund @benswedlund.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Check out my latest thread for @epimechfc.bsky.social and dive into how a 70 yr old mathematical theory may explain pattern self-organisation in biology!

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lovely thread about how this decades old theory continues to help us understand developmental pattern 🧪

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Can mathematics explain how biological patterns are formed? Alan Turing thought so. Join me, @benswedlund.bsky.social , as we explore his reaction-diffusion theory and how it transformed our understanding of pattern formation and self-organisation.

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Toda, S., Guan, G., Tambo, M., Morita, H., & Lim, W. A. (2026). Coupling Mechanical Regulation with Biochemical Reaction-Diffusion Circuits Yields Robust Self-Organized Pattern Formation. Synthetic Biology. #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.64898/202...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Scholes, N. S., Schnoerr, D., Isalan, M., & Stumpf, M. P. H. (2019). A Comprehensive Network Atlas Reveals That Turing Patterns Are Common but Not Robust. Cell Systems, 9(3), 243–257.e4. #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ramos, R., Swedlund, B., Ganesan, A. K., Morsut, L., Maini, P. K., Monuki, E. S., ..., Chuong, C.-M., & Plikus, M. V. (2024). Parsing patterns: Emerging roles of tissue self-organization in health and disease. Cell, 187(13), 3165–3186. #EpithelialMechanicsReview doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Green, J. B. A., & Sharpe, J. (2015). Positional information and reaction-diffusion: two big ideas in developmental biology combine. Development, 142(7), 1203–1211. #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1242/dev....

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Glover, J. D., Sudderick, Z. R., Shih, B. B.-J., Batho-Samblas, C., Charlton, L., Krause, A. L., ..., Crichton, M. L., & Headon, D. J. (2023). The developmental basis of fingerprint pattern formation and variation. Cell, 186(5), 940–956.e20. #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Swedlund, B., Danan, J. J., Jiang, T.-X., Ben Tahar, S., Poon, K., ..., Ehrenreich, I. M., & Morsut, L. (2026). A novel reaction-diffusion architecture for engineering self-organized patterns in mammalian cells. Synthetic Biology. #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.64898/202...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Turing, A. M. (1952). The chemical basis of morphogenesis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 237(641), 37–72. #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.1098/rstb...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sheth, R., Marcon, L., Bastida, M. F., Junco, M., Quintana, L., Dahn, R., Kmita, M., Sharpe, J., & Ros, M. A. (2012). Hox Genes Regulate Digit Patterning by Controlling the Wavelength of a Turing-Type Mechanism. Science, 338(6113), 1476–1480. #EpithelialMechanics www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Hox Genes Regulate Digit Patterning by Controlling the Wavelength of a Turing-Type Mechanism

Mouse genetics and computer modeling suggest that a reaction-diffusion mechanism defines digit pattern.

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Milinkovitch, M. C., Jahanbakhsh, E., & Zakany, S. (2023). The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Reaction Diffusion in Vertebrate Skin Color Patterning. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, 39(1), 145–174. #EpithelialMechanicsReview www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Panda, Y. A., & Fischer-Friedrich, E. (2026). Localized actin cortex perturbation generates cell-scale membrane tension gradients. Biophysics. #EpithelialMechanics doi.org/10.64898/202...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Cao, J., Chiappori, A., Landiech, S., Clément, R., & Lenne, P.-F. (2026). A developmental biologist's guide to mechanics. Development, 153(16), dev205785. #EpithelialMechanicsReview doi.org/10.1242/dev....

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Eddy, C. Z., Raposo, H., Manchanda, A., Wong, R., Li, F., & Sun, B. (2021). Morphodynamics facilitate cancer cells to navigate 3D extracellular matrix. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 20434. #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Morphodynamics facilitate cancer cells to navigate 3D extracellular matrix - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Morphodynamics facilitate cancer cells to navigate 3D extracellular matrix

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ishihara, K., Mukherjee, A., Gromberg, E., Brugués, J., Tanaka, E. M., & Jülicher, F. (2022). Topological morphogenesis of neuroepithelial organoids. Nature Physics. #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Krueger, D., Spoelstra, W. K., Mastebroek, D. J., Kok, R. N. U., Wu, S., Nikolaev, M., Bannier-Hélaouët, M., Gjorevski, N., ..., Tans, S. J., & Clevers, H. (2025). Epithelial tension controls intestinal cell extrusion. Science, 389(6764), eadr875. #EpithelialMechanics www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hi #EpithelialMechanics friends 👋 What are you working on right now? Have you just published a paper and want to share your amazing findings with the world? We will host your Thread! 🧵 Let's amplify your science together and become part of our community! 👉 epithelialmechanics.github.io/contact/

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

De Belly, H., Paluch, E. K., & Chalut, K. J. (2022). Interplay between mechanics and signalling in regulating cell fate. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 23(7), 465–480. #EpithelialMechanicsReview www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Xue, X., Sun, Y., Resto-Irizarry, A. M., Yuan, Y., Aw Yong, K. M., Zheng, Y., ..., Studer, L., & Fu, J. (2018). Mechanics-guided embryonic patterning of neuroectoderm tissue from human pluripotent stem cells. Nature Materials, 17(7), 633–641. #EpithelialMechanics www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Rembert, N., Dedenon, M., Roux, A., & Dessalles, C. A. (2026). Nematic order in cellular tissues: a standardized framework and anomalous defect dynamics. Biophysics. #EpithelialMechanics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Santhosh, S., & Serra, M. (2026). Achiral Odd Mechanics in Cell Monolayers. bioRxiv, 2026-07. #EpithelialMechanics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hi! I’m @vitoryang.bsky.social, a PhD candidate studying how cells migrate collectively during development. My work focuses on cytoskeleton dynamics and Rho GTPase signalling, using Drosophila border cells as a genetically tractable in vivo model.

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Yang, V., Marchant, C., Liu, B., Osswald, M., Lopez-Gay, J., ..., Wang, X., & Morais-de-Sá, E. (2026). Spatial inhibition of RhoA by RhoGAP15B promotes protrusive activity during collective migration. Journal of Cell Biology, 225(6), e202511004. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/qqrR6en

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Cheung, K. J., & Horne-Badovinac, S. (2025). Collective cell migration modes in development, tissue repair and cancer. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 26(10), 741–758. #EpithelialMechanicsReview buff.ly/1r49sDg

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Mishra, A. K., Mondo, J. A., Campanale, J. P., & Montell, D. J. (2019). Coordination of protrusion dynamics within and between collectively migrating border cells by myosin II. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 30(19), 2490–2502. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/D6MUIFb

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Zegers, M. M., & Friedl, P. (2014). Rho GTPases in collective cell migration. Small GTPases, 5(3), e983869. #EpithelialMechanicsReview buff.ly/5fWu1kC

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Aranjuez, G., ..., Majumder, P., & McDonald, J. A. (2016). Dynamic myosin activation promotes collective morphology and migration by locally balancing oppositional forces from surrounding tissue. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 27(12), 1898–1910. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/9CwJPG8

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Pineau, J., Wong-Ng, J., Mayran, A., Lopez-Delisle, L., ..., Gobaa, S., & Gregor, T. (2025). Fine-tuning mechanical constraints reveals uncoupled patterning and gene expression programs in murine gastruloids. Development, 152(18), dev204711. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/KUvspgl

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Anger, L., Schoenit, A., Wodrascka, F., Rossé, C., Mège, R.-M., Ladoux, B., & Marcq, P. (2026). Tissue stress measurements with Bayesian inversion stress microscopy. The European Physical Journal E, 49(1-2), 2. #EpithelialMechanicsReview buff.ly/ELaOtv9

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Brandstätter, T., Brieger, E., Brückner, D. B., Ladurner, G., Rädler, J. O., & Broedersz, C. P. (2025). Data-Driven Theory Reveals Protrusion and Polarity Interactions Governing Collision Behavior of Distinct Motile Cells. PRX Life, 3(3), 033015. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/CBS9KEN

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Chevalier, N. R., Peaucelle, A., Guilbert, T., Bourdoncle, P., & Xi, W. (2025). The enteric nervous system is 10 times stiffer than the brain. Biophysical Journal, 124(12), 1902–1907. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/4d7a41l

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Ferme, L. C., Ryan, A. Q., Haase, R., Modes, C. D., & Norden, C. (2025). Timely neurogenesis drives the transition from nematic to crystalline nuclear packing during retinal morphogenesis. Science Advances, 11(19), eadu6843. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/hcMFJOT

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Islam, S. T., Tang, Y., Boliver, H., Bi, D., & Fowler, V. M. (2025). Nonmuscle myosin IIA (NMIIA) regulates anisotropic cell tension to maintain the hexagonal packing of mouse lens meridional row cells. Molecular biology of the cell, 36(10), ar124. #epithelialMechanics buff.ly/iucn3FO

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Wu, P. H., Phillip, J. M., Du, W., Forjaz, A., Nair, P. R., & Wirtz, D. (2026). Methods to analyze cell migration data: fundamentals and practical guidelines. Nature methods, 23(1), 43–55. #EpithelialMechanicsReview buff.ly/WtqtEf4

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Sumantra Sarkar @sumantrasarkar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I recently gave a talk on Glass Transition in Epithelial Tissues, a collaboration b/w my group and Medhavi Vishwakarma's group at IISc. Many thanks to @bppbseminar.bsky.social for hosting me. Here is the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ov.... Papers in the comment below. 👇 @epimechfc.bsky.social

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Sumantra Sarkar: Glass transition in epithelial tissues

YouTube video by BPPB Seminar

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Javed, A., Stubb, A., Villeneuve, C., Myllymäki, S. M., ..., & Wickström, S. A. (2025). Piezo1 balances membrane and cortex tension to stabilize intercellular junctions and maintain the epithelial barrier. Journal of cell science, 138(16), jcs263938. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/ttPqmTK

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Dessalles, C. A., Cuny, N., Boutillon, A., Salipante, P. F., Babataheri, A., Barakat, A. I., & Salbreux, G. (2025). Interplay of actin nematodynamics and anisotropic tension controls endothelial mechanics. Nature physics, 21(6), 999–1008. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/u2ypQr8

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Tissue morphogenesis demands massive deformations, yet tissues must stay coherent. This is achieved through cell intercalation, also known as T1 transitions. But what drives them mechanically? I'm @arturruppel.bsky.social, and I'll walk you through the physics, from whole embryos down to four cells

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Popović, M., Druelle, V., Dye, N. A., Jülicher, F., & Wyart, M. (2021). Inferring the flow properties of epithelial tissues from their geometry. New Journal of Physics, 23(3), 033004. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/KSeQSsp

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Huebner, R. J., & Wallingford, J. B. (2018). Coming to Consensus: A Unifying Model Emerges for Convergent Extension. Developmental cell, 46(4), 389–396. #EpithelialMechanicsReview buff.ly/f7Vl0xq

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ruppel, A., Misiak, V., Arzash, S., Selma-Herrador, D., Boudou, T., ... & Balland, M. (2026). A minimal in vitro assay for cell intercalation highlights the importance of interfacial tension and migratory forces. Nature Physics, 1-14. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/T5ZnvnR

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Bi, D., Lopez, J. H., Schwarz, J. M., & Manning, M. L. (2014). Energy barriers and cell migration in densely packed tissues. Soft matter, 10(12), 1885-1890. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/evpRhvC

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