Katja Röper

The paper uses single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze Drosophila embryonic salivary gland placodal cells, identifying genes involved in both induction and exclusion of expression during tube morphogenesis.

The paper identifies a core transcriptional program driving the human renal mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition using human renal organoids and multi-ome profiling.

The paper shows Zasp52, a Drosophila protein, is part of supracellular actomyosin networks that maintain tissue integrity during embryogenesis by insulating morphogenetic changes.

The paper investigates how transcriptional patterning and morphogenetic modules coordinate cell behaviors to form a symmetrical tube from an asymmetrical primordium in Drosophila salivary glands.

The paper identifies a release-and-capture mechanism involving Katanin and Patronin that generates a non-centrosomal microtubule array essential for tube budding in Drosophila salivary glands.

The paper shows that Rho-kinase membrane residence time is regulated by phospho-modulation at tissue boundaries, affecting planar polarization during morphogenesis.

The paper shows that radially oriented directional intercalation of placodal cells contributes to salivary gland tube budding in Drosophila embryos, alongside apical constriction.