2025 Journal Article Advecting scaffolds: Controlling the remodeling of actomyosin with anillinCurrin-Ross, Denni, Al-Izzi, Sami C., Noordstra, Ivar, Yap, Alpha S. and Morris, Richard G. (2025). Advecting scaffolds: Controlling the remodeling of actomyosin with anillin. Physical Review E, 111 (2) 024403. doi: 10.1103/physreve.111.024403 |
2024 Journal Article Pyroptotic cell corpses are crowned with F-actin-rich filopodia that engage CLEC9A signaling in incoming dendritic cellsHolley, Caroline L., Monteleone, Mercedes, Fisch, Daniel, Libert, Alexandre E. S., Ju, Robert J., Choi, Joon H., Condon, Nicholas D., Emming, Stefan, Crawford, Joanna, Lawrence, Grace M. E. P., Coombs, Jared R., Lefevre, James G., Bajracharya, Rinie, Lahoud, Mireille H., Yap, Alpha S., Hamilton, Nicholas, Stehbens, Samantha J., Kagan, Jonathan C., Ariotti, Nicholas, Burgener, Sabrina S. and Schroder, Kate (2024). Pyroptotic cell corpses are crowned with F-actin-rich filopodia that engage CLEC9A signaling in incoming dendritic cells. Nature Immunology, 26 (1) eaas8995, 1-35. doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-02024-3 |
2024 Journal Article Where physics and biology meetMarshall, Wallace, Baum, Buzz, Fairhall, Adrienne, Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp, Koslover, Elena, Liu, Andrea, Mao, Yanlan, Mogilner, Alex, Nelson, Celeste M., Paluch, Ewa K., Trepat, Xavier and Yap, Alpha (2024). Where physics and biology meet. Current Biology, 34 (20), R950-R960. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.08.022 |
2024 Journal Article The desmosome-intermediate filament system facilitates mechanotransduction at adherens junctions for epithelial homeostasisNanavati, Bageshri Naimish, Noordstra, Ivar, Lwin, Angela K.O., Brooks, John W., Rae, James, Parton, Robert G., Verma, Suzie, Duszyc, Kinga, Green, Kathleen J. and Yap, Alpha S. (2024). The desmosome-intermediate filament system facilitates mechanotransduction at adherens junctions for epithelial homeostasis. Current Biology, 34 (17), 4081-4090.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.074 |
2024 Journal Article A truncation mutant of adenomatous polyposis coli impairs apical cell extrusion through elevated epithelial tissue tensionGan, Wan J., Giri, Rabina, Begun, Jakob, Abud, Helen E., Hardeman, Edna C., Gunning, Peter W., Yap, Alpha S. and Noordstra, Ivar (2024). A truncation mutant of adenomatous polyposis coli impairs apical cell extrusion through elevated epithelial tissue tension. Cytoskeleton. doi: 10.1002/cm.21893 |
2024 Journal Article A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivoAlvarez, Yanina D., van der Spuy, Marise, Wang, Jian Xiong, Noordstra, Ivar, Tan, Siew Zhuan, Carroll, Murron, Yap, Alpha S., Serralbo, Olivier and White, Melanie D. (2024). A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo. Journal of Cell Biology, 223 (9) e202404066. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202404066 |
2024 Journal Article c-Src induced vascular malformations require localised matrix degradation at focal adhesionsEssebier, Patricia, Keyser, Mikaela, Yordanov, Teodor, Hill, Brittany, Yu, Alexander, Noordstra, Ivar, Yap, Alpha S., Stehbens, Samantha J., Lagendijk, Anne K., Schimmel, Lilian and Gordon, Emma J. (2024). c-Src induced vascular malformations require localised matrix degradation at focal adhesions. Journal of Cell Science, 137 (13) jcs262101, 1-15. doi: 10.1242/jcs.262101 |
2024 Journal Article BECLIN1 is essential for intestinal homeostasis involving autophagy-independent mechanisms through its function in endocytic traffickingTran, Sharon, Juliani, Juliani, Harris, Tiffany J., Evangelista, Marco, Ratcliffe, Julian, Ellis, Sarah L., Baloyan, David, Reehorst, Camilla M., Nightingale, Rebecca, Luk, Ian Y., Jenkins, Laura J., Ghilas, Sonia, Yakou, Marina H., Inguanti, Chantelle, Johnson, Chad, Buchert, Michael, Lee, James C., De Cruz, Peter, Duszyc, Kinga, Gleeson, Paul A., Kile, Benjamin T., Mielke, Lisa A., Yap, Alpha S., Mariadason, John M., Douglas Fairlie, W. and Lee, Erinna F. (2024). BECLIN1 is essential for intestinal homeostasis involving autophagy-independent mechanisms through its function in endocytic trafficking. Communications Biology, 7 (1) 209, 209. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-05890-7 |
2024 Journal Article Talking with force at cell–cell adhesionsMann, Zoya and Yap, Alpha S. (2024). Talking with force at cell–cell adhesions. Nature Cell Biology, 26 (1), 26-28. doi: 10.1038/s41556-023-01263-0 |
2023 Journal Article Adherens junctions as molecular regulators of emergent tissue mechanicsCampàs, Otger, Noordstra, Ivar and Yap, Alpha S. (2023). Adherens junctions as molecular regulators of emergent tissue mechanics. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 25 (4), 252-269. doi: 10.1038/s41580-023-00688-7 |
2023 Journal Article Apical extrusion prevents apoptosis from activating an acute inflammatory program in epitheliaDuszyc, Kinga, von Pein, Jessica B., Ramnath, Divya, Currin-Ross, Denni, Verma, Suzie, Lim, Fayth, Sweet, Matthew J., Schroder, Kate and Yap, Alpha S. (2023). Apical extrusion prevents apoptosis from activating an acute inflammatory program in epithelia. Developmental Cell, 58 (21), 2235-2248.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.08.009 |
2023 Journal Article Caveola mechanotransduction reinforces the cortical cytoskeleton to promote epithelial resilienceBrooks, John W., Tillu, Vikas, Eckert, Julia, Verma, Suzie, Collins, Brett M., Parton, Robert G. and Yap, Alpha S. (2023). Caveola mechanotransduction reinforces the cortical cytoskeleton to promote epithelial resilience. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 34 (12) ar120, 1-14. doi: 10.1091/mbc.e23-05-0163 |
2023 Journal Article Pre-existing tissue mechanical hypertension at adherens junctions disrupts apoptotic extrusion in epitheliaMann, Zoya, Lim, Fayth, Verma, Suzie, Nanavati, Bageshri N., Davies, Julie M., Begun, Jakob, Hardeman, Edna C., Gunning, Peter W., Subramanyam, Deepa, Yap, Alpha S. and Duszyc, Kinga (2023). Pre-existing tissue mechanical hypertension at adherens junctions disrupts apoptotic extrusion in epithelia. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 35 (1) br3, 1-12. doi: 10.1091/mbc.e23-08-0337 |
2023 Journal Article An E-cadherin-actin clutch translates the mechanical force of cortical flow for cell-cell contact to inhibit epithelial cell locomotionNoordstra, Ivar, Hermoso, Mario Díez, Schimmel, Lilian, Bonfim-Melo, Alexis, Currin-Ross, Denni, Duong, Cao Nguyen, Kalappurakkal, Joseph Mathew, Morris, Richard G., Vestweber, Dietmar, Mayor, Satyajit, Gordon, Emma, Roca-Cusachs, Pere and Yap, Alpha S. (2023). An E-cadherin-actin clutch translates the mechanical force of cortical flow for cell-cell contact to inhibit epithelial cell locomotion. Developmental Cell, 58 (18), 1748-1763.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.06.011 |
2023 Journal Article The importance of character development in scientific researchSchwartz, Martin A. and Yap, Alpha S. (2023). The importance of character development in scientific research. Journal of Cell Science, 136 (13) jcs261405. doi: 10.1242/jcs.261405 |
2023 Journal Article Paradigms Lost Perspectives: revisiting well-worn models and conceptsYap, Alpha S., Wallingford, John B. and Bement, William M. (2023). Paradigms Lost Perspectives: revisiting well-worn models and concepts. Molecular biology of the cell, 34 (5) ed1, ed1. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E23-01-0001 |
2023 Journal Article Protocol to transfer epithelial acini between different extracellular matrices and orient fibril organizationKatsuno-Kambe, Hiroko, Hudson, James E., Voges, Holly K. and Yap, Alpha S. (2023). Protocol to transfer epithelial acini between different extracellular matrices and orient fibril organization. STAR Protocols, 4 (1) 102077, 102077. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102077 |
2023 Journal Article An interview with Alpha Yap, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaTrevorrow, Paul and Yap, Alpha (2023). An interview with Alpha Yap, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Cytoskeleton, 80 (3-4), 55-57. doi: 10.1002/cm.21743 |
2023 Journal Article Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?Noordstra, Ivar, Morris, Richard G. and Yap, Alpha S. (2023). Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 80 102154, 102154. doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2023.102154 |
2022 Journal Article Dynamically regulated focal adhesions coordinate endothelial cell remodelling in developing vasculatureChau, Tevin C. Y., Keyser, Mikaela S., Da Silva, Jason A., Morris, Elysse K., Yordanov, Teodor E., Duscyz, Kinga P., Paterson, Scott, Yap, Alpha S., Hogan, Benjamin M. and Lagendijk, Anne Karine (2022). Dynamically regulated focal adhesions coordinate endothelial cell remodelling in developing vasculature. Development, 149 (23) dev200454, 1-14. doi: 10.1242/dev.200454 |