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Preprints
[1] Weng S*, Devitt CC, Nyaoga BM, Havnen AE, Alvarado JR, Wallingford JB*. “New tools reveal PCP-dependent polarized mechanics in the cortex and cytoplasm of single cells during convergent extension”. bioRxiv. Nov. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.07.566066
Peer-Reviewed Research Articles
[18] Weng S*, Hayashi M, Inoue Y, Wallingford JB*. “Planar polarized force propagation integrates cell behavior with tissue shaping during convergent extension”. Curr Biol. 2024. Accepted.
[17] Devitt CC, Weng S, Bejar-Padilla VD, Alvarado J, Wallingford JB*. “PCP and Septins govern the polarized organization of the actin cytoskeleton during convergent extension”. Curr Biol. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.025
[16] Zhao Q, Rangan R, Weng S, Özdemir C, Sarinay Cenik E*. “Inhibition of ribosome biogenesis in the epidermis is sufficient to trigger organism-wide growth quiescence independently of nutritional status in C. elegans.” PLoS Biol. 2023;21(8):e3002276. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002276
[15] Weng S, Huebner RJ, Wallingford JB*. “Convergent extension requires adhesion-dependent biomechanical integration of cell crawling and junction contraction”. Cell Reports. 2022;39(4):110666. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110666. PMID: 35476988.
[14] Huebner RJ†, Weng S†, Lee C, Sarıkaya S, Papoulas O, Cox RM, Marcotte EM, Wallingford JB*. “ARVCF catenin controls force production during vertebrate convergent extension”. Developmental Cell. 2022;57 (9):1119-31.e5. Epub 2022/04/28. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.04.001. PMID: 35476939. (†These authors contributed equally)
[13] Huebner RJ, Malmi-Kakkada AN, Sarıkaya S, Weng S, Thirumalai D*, Wallingford JB*. “Mechanical heterogeneity along single cell-cell junctions is driven by lateral clustering of cadherins during vertebrate axis elongation”. Elife. 2021;10. Epub 2021/05/26. doi: 10.7554/eLife.65390. PMID: 34032216.
[12] Xue X, Sun Y, Resto-Irizarry AM, Yuan Y, Aw Yong KM, Zheng Y, Weng S, Shao Y, Chai Y, Studer L, Fu J. “Mechanics-guided embryonic patterning of neuroectoderm tissue from human pluripotent stem cells”. Nature Materials. 2018;17(7):633-41. doi: 10.1038/s41563-018-0082-9. PMID: 29784997.
[11] Chen W, Han S, Qian W, Weng S, Yang H, Sun Y, Villa-Diaz LG, Krebsbach PH, Fu J. “Nanotopography regulates motor neuron differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells”. Nanoscale. 2018;10(7):3556-65. doi: 10.1039/c7nr05430k. PMID: 29410983.
[10] Zhou DW, Lee TT, Weng S, Fu J, García AJ. “Effects of substrate stiffness and actomyosin contractility on coupling between force transmission and vinculin-paxillin recruitment at single focal adhesions”. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 2017;28(14):1901-11. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E17-02-0116. PMID: 28468976.
[9] Weng S†, Shao Y†, Chen W, Fu J. Mechanosensitive subcellular rheostasis drives emergent single-cell mechanical homeostasis. Nature Materials. 2016;15(9):961-7. doi: 10.1038/nmat4654. PMID: 27240108. (†These authors contributed equally)
[8] Li Y, Lei D, Swindell WR, Xia W, Weng S, Fu J, Worthen CA, Okubo T, Johnston A, Gudjonsson JE, Voorhees JJ, Fisher GJ. “Age-Associated Increase in Skin Fibroblast-Derived Prostaglandin E2 Contributes to Reduced Collagen Levels in Elderly Human Skin”. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2015;135(9): 2181-8. doi: 10.1038/jid.2015.157. PMID: 25905589.
[7] Li X, Yu ZT, Geraldo D, Weng S, Alve N, Dun W, Kini A, Patel K, Shu R, Zhang F, Li G, Jin Q, Fu J. “Desktop aligner for fabrication of multilayer microfluidic devices”. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2015;86(7):075008. doi: 10.1063/1.4927197. PMID: 26233409.
[6] Sun Y, Yong KM, Villa-Diaz LG, Zhang X, Chen W, Philson R, Weng S, Xu H, Krebsbach PH, Fu J. Hippo/YAP-mediated rigidity-dependent motor neuron differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells. Nature Materials. 2014;13(6):599-604. doi: 10.1038/nmat3945. PMID: 24728461.
[5] Chen W, Weng S, Zhang F, Allen S, Li X, Bao L, Lam RH, Macoska JA, Merajver SD, Fu J. “Nanoroughened surfaces for efficient capture of circulating tumor cells without using capture antibodies”. ACS Nano. 2013;7(1):566-75. doi: 10.1021/nn304719q. PMID: 23194329.
[4] Mann JM, Lam RH, Weng S, Sun Y, Fu J. “A silicone-based stretchable micropost array membrane for monitoring live-cell subcellular cytoskeletal response”. Lab on a Chip. 2012;12(4):731-40. doi: 10.1039/c2lc20896b. PMID: 22193351.
[3] Lam RH, Weng S, Lu W, Fu J. “Live-cell subcellular measurement of cell stiffness using a microengineered stretchable micropost array membrane”. Integrative Biology. 2012;4(10):1289-98. doi: 10.1039/c2ib20134h. PMID: 22935822.
[2] Chen W, Villa-Diaz LG, Sun Y, Weng S, Kim JK, Lam RH, Han L, Fan R, Krebsbach PH, Fu J. “Nanotopography influences adhesion, spreading, and self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells”. ACS Nano. 2012;6(5):4094-103. doi: 10.1021/nn3004923. PMID: 22486594.
[1] Weng S, Fu J. “Synergistic regulation of cell function by matrix rigidity and adhesive pattern”. Biomaterials. 2011;32(36):9584-93. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.09.006. PMID: 21955687.