Lance A. Davidson

Publications

• Rotational Model for Actin Filament Alignment by Myosin
  Journal of Theoretical Biology. Feb, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22326473
• Epithelial Machines That Shape the Embryo
  Trends in Cell Biology. Feb, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22130222
• Whole-Cell Electrical Activity Under Direct Mechanical Stimulus by AFM Cantilever Using Planar Patch Clamp Chip Approach
  Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. Jun, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 22174731
• Quantitative Microscopy and Imaging Tools for the Mechanical Analysis of Morphogenesis
  Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. Oct, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21893407
• Physics and the Canalization of Morphogenesis: a Grand Challenge in Organismal Biology
  Physical Biology. Aug, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21750364
• Dynamic Control of 3D Chemical Profiles with a Single 2D Microfluidic Platform
  Lab on a Chip. Jul, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21528131
• Embryo Mechanics: Balancing Force Production with Elastic Resistance During Morphogenesis
  Current Topics in Developmental Biology. 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21501753
• Detection of Dynamic Spatiotemporal Response to Periodic Chemical Stimulation in a Xenopus Embryonic Tissue
  PloS One. 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21305055
• Punctuated Actin Contractions During Convergent Extension and Their Permissive Regulation by the Non-canonical Wnt-signaling Pathway
  Journal of Cell Science. Feb, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21266466
• Surprisingly Simple Mechanical Behavior of a Complex Embryonic Tissue
  PloS One. 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 21203396
• Macroscopic Stiffening of Embryonic Tissues Via Microtubules, RhoGEF and the Assembly of Contractile Bundles of Actomyosin
  Development (Cambridge, England). Aug, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20630946
• Emergent Morphogenesis: Elastic Mechanics of a Self-deforming Tissue
  Journal of Biomechanics. Jan, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 19815213
• Experimental Control of Excitable Embryonic Tissues: Three Stimuli Induce Rapid Epithelial Contraction
  Experimental Cell Research. Jan, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 19686733
• Structural Requirements for PACSIN/Syndapin Operation During Zebrafish Embryonic Notochord Development
  PloS One. 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19997509
• Stepwise Maturation of Apicobasal Polarity of the Neuroepithelium is Essential for Vertebrate Neurulation
  The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience. Sep, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19759292
• Actomyosin Stiffens the Vertebrate Embryo During Crucial Stages of Elongation and Neural Tube Closure
  Development (Cambridge, England). Feb, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19168681
• The Physical State of Fibronectin Matrix Differentially Regulates Morphogenetic Movements in Vivo
  Developmental Biology. Mar, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19138684
• Natural Variation in Embryo Mechanics: Gastrulation in Xenopus Laevis is Highly Robust to Variation in Tissue Stiffness
  Developmental Dynamics : an Official Publication of the American Association of Anatomists. Jan, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19097119
• Developmental Biology. Apoptosis Turbocharges Epithelial Morphogenesis
  Science (New York, N.Y.). Sep, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18801987
• Live Imaging of Cell Protrusive Activity, and Extracellular Matrix Assembly and Remodeling During Morphogenesis in the Frog, Xenopus Laevis
  Developmental Dynamics : an Official Publication of the American Association of Anatomists. Oct, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18629871
• Taming the Tiger of Tissue Aggregation: How Epithelia Control Structural Assembly of Underlying Cells
  Developmental Cell. Feb, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18267082
• Scalable and Concise Synthesis of Dichlorofluorescein Derivatives Displaying Tissue Permeation in Live Zebrafish Embryos
  Chembiochem : a European Journal of Chemical Biology. Jan, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18161734
• Integrating Morphogenesis with Underlying Mechanics and Cell Biology
  Current Topics in Developmental Biology. 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18023725
• Variation and Robustness of the Mechanics of Gastrulation: the Role of Tissue Mechanical Properties During Morphogenesis
  Birth Defects Research. Part C, Embryo Today : Reviews. Dec, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 18228257
• Convergent Extension and the Hexahedral Cell
  Nature Cell Biology. Sep, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17762892
• Using Xenopus Embryos to Investigate Integrin Function
  Methods in Enzymology. 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17697893
• IQGAP1 Regulates Cell Motility by Linking Growth Factor Signaling to Actin Assembly
  Journal of Cell Science. Feb, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17264147
• Integrin Alpha5beta1 and Fibronectin Regulate Polarized Cell Protrusions Required for Xenopus Convergence and Extension
  Current Biology : CB. May, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16682346
• Assembly and Remodeling of the Fibrillar Fibronectin Extracellular Matrix During Gastrulation and Neurulation in Xenopus Laevis
  Developmental Dynamics : an Official Publication of the American Association of Anatomists. Dec, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15517579
• Self-organization of Vertebrate Mesoderm Based on Simple Boundary Conditions
  Developmental Dynamics : an Official Publication of the American Association of Anatomists. Nov, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15376320
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  Gene Expression Patterns : GEP. Jul, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15183313
• How We Are Shaped: the Biomechanics of Gastrulation
  Differentiation; Research in Biological Diversity. Apr, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12694202
• Embryonic Wound Healing by Apical Contraction and Ingression in Xenopus Laevis
  Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. Nov, 2002  |   Pubmed ID: 12211099
• Mesendoderm Extension and Mantle Closure in Xenopus Laevis Gastrulation: Combined Roles for Integrin Alpha(5)beta(1), Fibronectin, and Tissue Geometry
  Developmental Biology. Feb, 2002  |   Pubmed ID: 11820810