Phosphoinositides play a crucial role in regulating many cellular functions, such as actin
dynamics, signaling, intracellular trafficking, membrane dynamics, and cell–matrix adhesion …

The measurement of cellular traction forces on soft elastic substrates has become a
standard tool for many labs working on mechanobiology. Here we review the basic …

Contractile actomyosin networks are responsible for the production of intracellular forces.
There is increasing evidence that bundles of actin filaments form interconnected and …

Morphological changes during development, tissue repair, and disease largely rely on
coordinated cell movements and are controlled by the tissue environment. Epithelial cell …

Many organs are formed through folding of an epithelium. This change in shape is usually
attributed to tissue heterogeneities, for example, local apical contraction. In contrast …

Live tissues can self‐organize and be described as active materials composed of cells that
generate active stresses through continuous injection of energy. In vitro reconstituted …