Shinuo Weng

The paper investigates how polarized cellular forces during 4-cell rosette resolution drive tissue-scale convergent extension by enabling force propagation and proper cell packing.

The paper investigates the role of PCP and Septins in organizing the actin cytoskeleton during Xenopus convergent extension.

The paper introduces two non-invasive techniques for subcellular biomechanical analysis in vivo, revealing PCP-dependent mechanical gradients during convergent extension.

The paper shows that inhibiting hypodermal ribosome synthesis in C. elegans triggers a nutrition-independent growth quiescence response across the organism.

This study shows that convergent extension involves both cell crawling and junction contraction, which work together more effectively when integrated through mechano-reciprocity, and introduces a computational model to explore their biomechanical interactions.

The paper investigates how Arvcf catenin links subcellular actomyosin dynamics to tissue-scale force production during vertebrate convergent extension.