Nicolas Tapon

The paper shows Meru links spindle orientation with cell polarity and cell cycle progression in Drosophila SOPs by recruiting Mud and interacting with Cyclin A/Cdk1.

This study shows that Drosophila histoblasts adjust their proliferation and growth dynamics to compensate for changes in starting tissue size during abdominal development.

This study shows that focal adhesion distribution affects force balance in epithelial monolayers, revealing non-uniform contractile patterns that alter force transmission.

The paper develops an experimental strategy to link phosphorylation events with protein complex formation, revealing PTPN14's role in regulating YAP1's interaction with LATS1/2 kinases.

The paper shows that tissue growth in Drosophila abdomen stops due to rapid cell cycle arrest, not gradual slowing, and that ECM remodeling is required for expansion.