Adhesion-driven tissue rigidification triggers epithelial cell polarity
Laura Rustarazo-Calvo, Cristina Pallares-Cartes, Adrián Aguirre‐Tamaral, Elisa Floris, Maximilian Hingerl, Camilla Autorino, Arif ul Maula Khan, Bernat Corominas‐Murtra, Nicoletta I. Petridou
This study shows that adhesion is the main determinant of tissue rheology and that uncoupling adhesion-driven from density-driven rigidification triggers epithelial organization.
Nature Physics · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics