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2018

Journal Article

Mechanosensing and mechanotransduction at cell-cell junctions

Yap, Alpha S., Duszyc, Kinga and Viasnoff, Virgile (2018). Mechanosensing and mechanotransduction at cell-cell junctions. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 10 (8) a028761, a028761. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a028761

Mechanosensing and mechanotransduction at cell-cell junctions

2018

Journal Article

Probing compression versus stretch activated recruitment of cortical actin and apical junction proteins using mechanical stimulations of suspended doublets

Gao, Xumei, Acharya, Bipul R., Engl, Wilfried Claude Otto, De Mets, Richard, Thiery, Jean Paul, Yap, Alpha S. and Viasnoff, Virgile (2018). Probing compression versus stretch activated recruitment of cortical actin and apical junction proteins using mechanical stimulations of suspended doublets. APL Bioengineering, 2 (2) 026111, 026111. doi: 10.1063/1.5025216

Probing compression versus stretch activated recruitment of cortical actin and apical junction proteins using mechanical stimulations of suspended doublets

2018

Journal Article

Tensile forces and mechanotransduction at cell-cell junctions

Charras, Guillaume and Yap, Alpha S (2018). Tensile forces and mechanotransduction at cell-cell junctions. Current Biology, 28 (8), R445-R457. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.003

Tensile forces and mechanotransduction at cell-cell junctions

2018

Journal Article

Caspase-1 self-cleavage is an intrinsic mechanism to terminate inflammasome activity

Boucher, Dave, Monteleone, Mercedes, Coll, Rebecca C., Chen, Kaiwen W., Ross, Connie M., Teo, Jessica L., Gomez, Guillermo A., Holley, Caroline L., Bierschenk, Damien, Stacey, Katryn J., Yap, Alpha S., Bezbradica, Jelena S. and Schroder, Kate (2018). Caspase-1 self-cleavage is an intrinsic mechanism to terminate inflammasome activity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine, 215 (3), 827-840. doi: 10.1084/jem.20172222

Caspase-1 self-cleavage is an intrinsic mechanism to terminate inflammasome activity

2018

Journal Article

Regulated recruitment of SRGAP1 modulates RhoA signaling for contractility during epithelial junction maturation

Liang, Xuan, Kiru, Sajini, Gomez, Guillermo A. and Yap, Alpha S. (2018). Regulated recruitment of SRGAP1 modulates RhoA signaling for contractility during epithelial junction maturation. Cytoskeleton, 75 (2), 61-69. doi: 10.1002/cm.21420

Regulated recruitment of SRGAP1 modulates RhoA signaling for contractility during epithelial junction maturation

2018

Journal Article

Role of contact inhibition of locomotion and junctional mechanics in epithelial collective responses to injury

Coburn, Luke, Lopez, Hender, Schouwenaar, Irin-Maya, Yap, Alpha S., Lobaskin, Vladimir and Gomez, Guillermo A. (2018). Role of contact inhibition of locomotion and junctional mechanics in epithelial collective responses to injury. Physical Biology, 15 (2) 024001, 024001. doi: 10.1088/1478-3975/aa976b

Role of contact inhibition of locomotion and junctional mechanics in epithelial collective responses to injury

2018

Journal Article

Notching a new pathway in vascular flow sensing

Lagendijk, Anne K., Yap, Alpha S. and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2018). Notching a new pathway in vascular flow sensing. Trends in Cell Biology, 28 (3), 173-175. doi: 10.1016/j.tcb.2017.12.003

Notching a new pathway in vascular flow sensing

2018

Journal Article

Wetting by living tissues

Morris, Richard G. and Yap, Alpha S. (2018). Wetting by living tissues. Nature Physics, 15 (1), 6-7. doi: 10.1038/s41567-018-0316-4

Wetting by living tissues

2017

Journal Article

Author Correction: tyrosine dephosphorylated cortactin downregulates contractility at the epithelial zonula adherens through SRGAP1

Liang, Xuan, Budnar, Srikanth, Gupta, Shafali, Verma, Suzie, Han, Siew-Ping, Hill, Michelle M., Daly, Roger J, Parton, Robert G., Hamilton, Nicholas A., Gomez, Guillermo A. and Yap, Alpha S. (2017). Author Correction: tyrosine dephosphorylated cortactin downregulates contractility at the epithelial zonula adherens through SRGAP1. Nature Communications, 8 (2021) 2021, 2021. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02131-w

Author Correction: tyrosine dephosphorylated cortactin downregulates contractility at the epithelial zonula adherens through SRGAP1

2017

Journal Article

Tyrosine dephosphorylated cortactin downregulates contractility at the epithelial zonula adherens through SRGAP1

Liang, Xuan, Budnar, Srikanth, Gupta, Shafali, Verma, Suzie, Han, Siew-Ping, Hill, Michelle M., Daly, Roger J., Parton, Robert G., Hamilton, Nicholas A., Gomez, Guillermo A. and Yap, Alpha S. (2017). Tyrosine dephosphorylated cortactin downregulates contractility at the epithelial zonula adherens through SRGAP1. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 790, 790. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00797-w

Tyrosine dephosphorylated cortactin downregulates contractility at the epithelial zonula adherens through SRGAP1

2017

Journal Article

Versatile Scaffold: Extrajunctional Roles for α-Catenin

Budnar, Srikanth and Yap, Alpha S. (2017). Versatile Scaffold: Extrajunctional Roles for α-Catenin. Developmental Cell, 43 (4), 381-382. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.11.004

Versatile Scaffold: Extrajunctional Roles for α-Catenin

2017

Journal Article

Live imaging molecular changes in junctional tension upon VE-cadherin in zebrafish

Lagendijk, Anne Karine, Gomez, Guillermo A, Baek, Sungmin, Hesselson, Daniel, Hughes, William E, Paterson, Scott, Conway, Daniel E, Belting, Heinz-Georg, Affolter, Markus, Smith, Kelly A, Schwartz, Martin A, Yap, Alpha S and Hogan, Benjamin M (2017). Live imaging molecular changes in junctional tension upon VE-cadherin in zebrafish. Nature communications, 8 (1) 1402, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01325-6

Live imaging molecular changes in junctional tension upon VE-cadherin in zebrafish

2017

Journal Article

Caveolae protect notochord cells against catastrophic mechanical failure during development

Lim, Ye-Wheen, Lo, Harriet P., Ferguson, Charles, Martel, Nick, Giacomotto, Jean, Gomez, Guillermo A., Yap, Alpha S., Hall, Thomas E. and Parton, Robert G. (2017). Caveolae protect notochord cells against catastrophic mechanical failure during development. Current Biology, 27 (13), 1968-1981.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.067

Caveolae protect notochord cells against catastrophic mechanical failure during development

2017

Journal Article

In life there is death: How epithelial tissue barriers are preserved despite the challenge of apoptosis

Duszyc, Kinga, Gomez, Guillermo A., Schroder, Kate, Sweet, Matthew J. and Yap, Alpha S. (2017). In life there is death: How epithelial tissue barriers are preserved despite the challenge of apoptosis. Tissue Barriers, 5 (4) e1345353, e1345353. doi: 10.1080/21688370.2017.1345353

In life there is death: How epithelial tissue barriers are preserved despite the challenge of apoptosis

2017

Conference Publication

Adherens junctions, force‐sensing, and epithelial homeostasis

Yap, Alpha (2017). Adherens junctions, force‐sensing, and epithelial homeostasis. Experimental Biology 2017 Meeting, Chicago, IL United States, 22-26 April 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.242.3

Adherens junctions, force‐sensing, and epithelial homeostasis

2017

Journal Article

Mammalian diaphanous 1 mediates a pathway for E-cadherin to stabilize epithelial barriers through junctional contractility

Acharya, Bipul R., Wu, Selwin K., Lieu, Zi Zhao, Parton, Robert G., Grill, Stephan W., Bershadsky, Alexander D., Gomez, Guillermo A. and Yap, Alpha S. (2017). Mammalian diaphanous 1 mediates a pathway for E-cadherin to stabilize epithelial barriers through junctional contractility. Cell Reports, 18 (12), 2854-2867. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.02.078

Mammalian diaphanous 1 mediates a pathway for E-cadherin to stabilize epithelial barriers through junctional contractility

2017

Journal Article

Laser-mediated rupture of chlamydial inclusions triggers pathogen egress and host cell necrosis

Kerr, Markus C., Gomez, Guillermo A., Ferguson, Charles, Tanzer, Maria C., Murphy, James M., Yap, Alpha S., Parton, Robert G., Huston, Wilhelmina M. and Teasdale, Rohan D. (2017). Laser-mediated rupture of chlamydial inclusions triggers pathogen egress and host cell necrosis. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 14729, 14729. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14729

Laser-mediated rupture of chlamydial inclusions triggers pathogen egress and host cell necrosis

2017

Journal Article

Bistable front dynamics in a contractile medium: Travelling wave fronts and cortical advection define stable zones of RhoA signaling at epithelial adherens junctions

Priya, Rashmi, Gomez, Guillermo A., Budnar, Srikanth, Acharya, Bipul R., Czirok, Andras, Yap, Alpha S. and Neufeld, Zoltan (2017). Bistable front dynamics in a contractile medium: Travelling wave fronts and cortical advection define stable zones of RhoA signaling at epithelial adherens junctions. Plos Computational Biology, 13 (3) e1005411, e1005411. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005411

Bistable front dynamics in a contractile medium: Travelling wave fronts and cortical advection define stable zones of RhoA signaling at epithelial adherens junctions

2017

Journal Article

Correction to: Tmem2 regulates embryonic Vegf signaling by controlling hyaluronic acid turnover (Developmental Cell 40, 2017, 123-136)

De Angelis, Jessica E., Lagendijk, Anne K., Chen, Huijun, Tromp, Alisha, Bower, Neil I., Tunny, Kathryn A., Brooks, Andrew J., Bakkers, Jeroen, Francois, Mathias, Yap, Alpha S., Simons, Cas, Wicking, Carol, Hogan, Benjamin M. and Smith, Kelly A. (2017). Correction to: Tmem2 regulates embryonic Vegf signaling by controlling hyaluronic acid turnover (Developmental Cell 40, 2017, 123-136). Developmental Cell, 40 (4), 421-421. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.02.005

Correction to: Tmem2 regulates embryonic Vegf signaling by controlling hyaluronic acid turnover (Developmental Cell 40, 2017, 123-136)

2017

Journal Article

Tmem2 regulates embryonic Vegf signaling by controlling hyaluronic acid turnover

De Angelis, Jessica E., Lagendijk, Anne K., Chen, Huijun, Tromp, Alisha, Bower, Neil I., Tunny, Kathryn A., Brooks, Andrew J., Bakkers, Jeroen, Francois, Mathias, Yap, Alpha S., Simons, Cas, Wicking, Carol, Hogan, Benjamin M. and Smith, Kelly A. (2017). Tmem2 regulates embryonic Vegf signaling by controlling hyaluronic acid turnover. Developmental Cell, 40 (2), 123-136. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.12.017

Tmem2 regulates embryonic Vegf signaling by controlling hyaluronic acid turnover