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Francesca Serra

Johns Hopkins UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7308-7616Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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He Li· 1 shared Hepeng ZhangiD· 1 shared Hugues ChatéiD· 1 shared Kyogo KawaguchiiD· 1 shared Masaki SanoiD· 1 shared Yisong YaoiD· 1 shared Yongfeng ZhaoiD· 1 shared Zihui ZhaoiD· 1 shared

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Integer topological defects provide a new way to quantify and classify cell sheets

Zihui Zhao, He Li, Yisong Yao, Yongfeng Zhao, Francesca Serra, Kyogo Kawaguchi, Hepeng Zhang, Hugues Chaté, Masaki Sano

The paper induces +1 topological defects in neural progenitor cell monolayers and shows cells are attracted to their cores, challenging existing theories about active nematics.

Nature Communications · Mar 11, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics