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2025

Journal Article

Advecting scaffolds: Controlling the remodeling of actomyosin with anillin

Currin-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

Advecting scaffolds: Controlling the remodeling of actomyosin with anillin

2024

Journal Article

Pyroptotic cell corpses are crowned with F-actin-rich filopodia that engage CLEC9A signaling in incoming dendritic cells

Holley, 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

Pyroptotic cell corpses are crowned with F-actin-rich filopodia that engage CLEC9A signaling in incoming dendritic cells

2024

Journal Article

Where physics and biology meet

Marshall, 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

Where physics and biology meet

2024

Journal Article

The desmosome-intermediate filament system facilitates mechanotransduction at adherens junctions for epithelial homeostasis

Nanavati, 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

The desmosome-intermediate filament system facilitates mechanotransduction at adherens junctions for epithelial homeostasis

2024

Journal Article

A truncation mutant of adenomatous polyposis coli impairs apical cell extrusion through elevated epithelial tissue tension

Gan, 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

A truncation mutant of adenomatous polyposis coli impairs apical cell extrusion through elevated epithelial tissue tension

2024

Journal Article

A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo

Alvarez, 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

A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo

2024

Journal Article

c-Src induced vascular malformations require localised matrix degradation at focal adhesions

Essebier, 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

c-Src induced vascular malformations require localised matrix degradation at focal adhesions

2024

Journal Article

BECLIN1 is essential for intestinal homeostasis involving autophagy-independent mechanisms through its function in endocytic trafficking

Tran, 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

BECLIN1 is essential for intestinal homeostasis involving autophagy-independent mechanisms through its function in endocytic trafficking

2024

Journal Article

Talking with force at cell–cell adhesions

Mann, 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

Talking with force at cell–cell adhesions

2023

Journal Article

Adherens junctions as molecular regulators of emergent tissue mechanics

Campàs, 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

Adherens junctions as molecular regulators of emergent tissue mechanics

2023

Journal Article

Apical extrusion prevents apoptosis from activating an acute inflammatory program in epithelia

Duszyc, 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

Apical extrusion prevents apoptosis from activating an acute inflammatory program in epithelia

2023

Journal Article

Caveola mechanotransduction reinforces the cortical cytoskeleton to promote epithelial resilience

Brooks, 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

Caveola mechanotransduction reinforces the cortical cytoskeleton to promote epithelial resilience

2023

Journal Article

Pre-existing tissue mechanical hypertension at adherens junctions disrupts apoptotic extrusion in epithelia

Mann, 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

Pre-existing tissue mechanical hypertension at adherens junctions disrupts apoptotic extrusion in epithelia

2023

Journal Article

An E-cadherin-actin clutch translates the mechanical force of cortical flow for cell-cell contact to inhibit epithelial cell locomotion

Noordstra, 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

An E-cadherin-actin clutch translates the mechanical force of cortical flow for cell-cell contact to inhibit epithelial cell locomotion

2023

Journal Article

The importance of character development in scientific research

Schwartz, 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

The importance of character development in scientific research

2023

Journal Article

Paradigms Lost Perspectives: revisiting well-worn models and concepts

Yap, 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

Paradigms Lost Perspectives: revisiting well-worn models and concepts

2023

Journal Article

Protocol to transfer epithelial acini between different extracellular matrices and orient fibril organization

Katsuno-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

Protocol to transfer epithelial acini between different extracellular matrices and orient fibril organization

2023

Journal Article

An interview with Alpha Yap, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Trevorrow, 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

An interview with Alpha Yap, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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

Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?

2022

Journal Article

Dynamically regulated focal adhesions coordinate endothelial cell remodelling in developing vasculature

Chau, 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

Dynamically regulated focal adhesions coordinate endothelial cell remodelling in developing vasculature