Aaron F. Mertz

Cadherin-based intercellular adhesions organize epithelial cell–matrix traction forces

Aaron F. Mertz, Yonglu Che, Shiladitya Banerjee et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 240 citations · Full text

Mechanobiology, Developmental Biology, Cadherin-based Intercellular Adhesions +13

E-cadherin integrates mechanotransduction and EGFR signaling to control junctional tissue polarization and tight junction positioning

Matthias Rübsam, Aaron F. Mertz, Akiharu Kubo et al. · Nature Communications · 2017 · 205 citations · Full text

Scaling of Traction Forces with the Size of Cohesive Cell Colonies

Aaron F. Mertz, Shiladitya Banerjee, Yonglu Che et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2012 · 189 citations · Full text

Tissue Engineering, Engineering, Cohesive Cell Colonies +21

WNT-SHH Antagonism Specifies and Expands Stem Cells prior to Niche Formation

Tamara Ouspenskaia, Irina Matos, Aaron F. Mertz et al. · Cell · 2016 · 179 citations · Full text

Lineage Plasticity, Developmental Biology, Medicine +10

BMP Signaling and Its pSMAD1/5 Target Genes Differentially Regulate Hair Follicle Stem Cell Lineages

Maria Genander, Peter J. Cook, Daniel Ramsköld et al. · Cell stem cell · 2014 · 168 citations · Full text

Cell Lineage, Developmental Biology, Signaling Pathway +10