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Nadia M.E. Ayad

University of California, San FranciscoORCID 0000-0002-4684-1943Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmental CellPeer-reviewedJul 13, 2026

Tissue tension permits β-catenin phosphorylation to drive mesoderm specification in human embryonic stem cells.

Nadia M.E. Ayad, Aisha Almsoud, Johnathon N. Lakins…·Valerie Marie Weaver

The paper shows that tissue tension enables Src-mediated β-catenin phosphorylation, which is critical for mesoderm specification in human embryonic stem cells.

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmental CellPeer-reviewedNov 17, 2020

Mechanics regulate human embryonic stem cell self-organization to specify mesoderm

Jonathon M. Muncie, Nadia M.E. Ayad, Johnathon N. Lakins…·Valerie Marie Weaver

The paper shows engineered substrates promoting cell-cell adhesion drive gastrulation-like self-organization in hESCs by enhancing cell tension and Wnt signaling to specify mesoderm.

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