Lance A. Davidson

Mesendoderm extension and mantle closure in Xenopus laevis gastrulation: combined roles for integrin alpha(5)beta(1), fibronectin, and tissue geometry.

Embryonic wound healing by apical contraction and ingression in Xenopus laevis.

How we are shaped: the biomechanics of gastrulation.

阵列和组织运动的一种新型外植体边缘区的爪蟾的制备。

Self-organization of vertebrate mesoderm based on simple boundary conditions.

Assembly and remodeling of the fibrillar fibronectin extracellular matrix during gastrulation and neurulation in Xenopus laevis.

Integrin alpha5beta1 and fibronectin regulate polarized cell protrusions required for Xenopus convergence and extension.

IQGAP1 regulates cell motility by linking growth factor signaling to actin assembly.

Using Xenopus embryos to investigate integrin function.

Convergent extension and the hexahedral cell.

Integrating morphogenesis with underlying mechanics and cell biology.

Scalable and concise synthesis of dichlorofluorescein derivatives displaying tissue permeation in live zebrafish embryos.

Variation and robustness of the mechanics of gastrulation: the role of tissue mechanical properties during morphogenesis.

Taming the tiger of tissue aggregation: how epithelia control structural assembly of underlying cells.

Live imaging of cell protrusive activity, and extracellular matrix assembly and remodeling during morphogenesis in the frog, Xenopus laevis.

Developmental biology. Apoptosis turbocharges epithelial morphogenesis.

Natural variation in embryo mechanics: gastrulation in Xenopus laevis is highly robust to variation in tissue stiffness.

The physical state of fibronectin matrix differentially regulates morphogenetic movements in vivo.

Actomyosin stiffens the vertebrate embryo during crucial stages of elongation and neural tube closure.

Experimental control of excitable embryonic tissues: three stimuli induce rapid epithelial contraction.

Stepwise maturation of apicobasal polarity of the neuroepithelium is essential for vertebrate neurulation.

Emergent morphogenesis: elastic mechanics of a self-deforming tissue.

Structural requirements for PACSIN/Syndapin operation during zebrafish embryonic notochord development.

Macroscopic stiffening of embryonic tissues via microtubules, RhoGEF and the assembly of contractile bundles of actomyosin.

Surprisingly simple mechanical behavior of a complex embryonic tissue.

Punctuated actin contractions during convergent extension and their permissive regulation by the non-canonical Wnt-signaling pathway.

Detection of dynamic spatiotemporal response to periodic chemical stimulation in a Xenopus embryonic tissue.

Embryo mechanics: balancing force production with elastic resistance during morphogenesis.

Dynamic control of 3D chemical profiles with a single 2D microfluidic platform.

Physics and the canalization of morphogenesis: a grand challenge in organismal biology.

Quantitative microscopy and imaging tools for the mechanical analysis of morphogenesis.

Epithelial machines that shape the embryo.

Whole-Cell Electrical Activity Under Direct Mechanical Stimulus by AFM Cantilever Using Planar Patch Clamp Chip Approach.

Rotational model for actin filament alignment by myosin.