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Kai Weißenbruch

Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-9463-6725Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biophysics· 1 Developmental Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Reciprocal mechanochemical feedback couples neural crest migration and neurulation

Kai Weißenbruch, Lucas Alvizi, Jemima J. Burden, Roberto Mayor

This study shows that neural crest migration and neurulation are functionally coupled through reciprocal mechanochemical feedback, with MMP14-mediated extracellular matrix remodeling playing a key role.

bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Active and Probe-Free Intracellular Rheology via Phase-Sensitive Thermoviscous Flows

Iliya Dimitrov Stoev, Madison Bolger-Munro, Antonio Minopoli, Susan Wagner, Venkat Raghavan Krishnaswamy, Elena Erben, Kai Weißenbruch, Nicola Maghelli, Martin Bastmeyer, Carl‐Philipp Heisenberg, Moritz Kreysing

This paper introduces Rheo-FLUCS, a probe-free method to measure cell mechanics using light-induced flows, showing equivalence to active microrheology in different biological systems.

PNAS Nexus · May 30, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics