Lucas Anger

The paper shows that cell division in epithelia follows a mechanical principal-stress rule rather than a geometric rule, as cells divide along their principal stress axis to relieve anisotropic stress.

This study identifies local mechanical heterogeneity as the driver of epidermal cell delamination through force balance changes and actomyosin remodeling in keratinocytes.

This study shows curvature guides chiral organization and myogenic differentiation in myoblast tissues, with handedness determined by substrate curvature.

This study shows vimentin enables efficient collective cell migration by converting polarized cell movement into coordinated group motion during wound healing.

This study shows mechanical tension, not just biochemical signals, actively drives cell extrusion via RhoA-mediated contractility in epithelial monolayers.

This study investigates how fibronectin matrix remodeling by cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) influences their nematic dynamics, revealing aging and freezing of defect motion in the ECM.

This study identifies force transmission as a key factor in cell competition, showing that stronger intercellular adhesion leads to cell elimination through mechanical stress fluctuations.