Publications
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2025
Sui, L. and Dahmann, C.
Morphogenesis: Sticking together and holding apart to shape a globular organ
Current Biology 35, R801-803 (2025)Science Direct
Sui, L. and Dahmann, C.
Protocol for long-term ex vivo cultivation and imaging of Drosophila imaginal discs
Star Protocols 6, 103876 (2025)Star Protocols
Bhatt, A., Ruffine, V., Töpfer, U., Ryu, J., Fischer-Friedrich, E. and Dahmann, C.
The WIRS motifs in Fat2 are required for Drosophila egg chamber rotation but not for elongation.
Development, 152 (2025)Development
Guerra Santillán, K.Y., Dahmann, C. and Fischer-Friedrich, E.
ECM proteins shape topographical patterns in the basement membrane of Drosophila wing discs.
Matrics Biology 140, 78-87 (2025)Science Direct
2024
Guerra Santillán, K.Y., Jantzen, C., Dahmann, C. and Fischer-Friedrich, E.
Epithelial folding through local degration of an elastic basement membrane plate.
Advanced Physics Research 2400062 (2024)Advanced Physics Research
Töpfer, U., Ryu, J., Guerra Santillán, K.Y., Schulze, J., Fischer-Friedrich, E., Tanentzapf, G. and Dahmann, C.
AdamTS proteases control basement membrane heterogeneity and organ shape in Drosophila.
Cell Reports 43(7):114399 (2024)ScienceDirect
Sui, L. and Dahmann, C.
A cellular tilting mechanism important for dynamic tissue shape changes and cell differentiation in Drosophila.
Developmental Cell, 59, 1-15 (2024)ScienceDirect
Guerra Santillán, K. Y.; Dahmann, C.; Fischer-Friedrich, E. Elastic contractile stress in the basement membrane generates basal tension in epithelia. PRX Life, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2024).Journals
2023
Pierini, G.; Dahmann, C.
Hedgehog morphogen gradient is robust towards variations in tissue morphology in Drosophila.
Scientific Reports, 13, No 8454 (2023). Scientific Reports
Wang, J.; Michel, M.; Bialas, L.; Pierini, G.; Dahmann, C.
Preferential recruitment and stabilization of Myosin II at compartment boundaries in Drosophila.
Journal of Cell Science, Vol. 136, Issue 5 (2023). Journal of Cell Science
2022
Dahmann, C. (editor)
Drosophila: Methods and Protocols (Third Edition)
Methods in Molecular Biology, 2540, (2022). [SpringerLink]
Töpfer, U.; Guerra Santillán, K. Y.; Fischer-Friedrich, E.; Dahmann, C.
Distinct contributions of ECM proteins to basement membrane mechanical properties in Drosophila.
Development, 149 (2022). Pubmed
2020
Dahmann, C. and Classen, AK.
Charting the unknown currents of cellular flows and forces.
Development, 147 (2020). Pubmed
Sui, L. and Dahmann, C.
Increased lateral tension is sufficient for epithelial folding in Drosophila.
Development, 147 (2020). Pubmed
Wang, J. and Dahmann C.
Establishing compartment boundaries in Drosophila wing imaginal discs: An interplay between selector genes, signaling pathways and cell mechanics.
Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 107, 161-169, (2020). Pubmed
Sui, L. and Dahmann C.
Wingless counteracts epithelial folding by increasing mechanical tension at basal cell edges in Drosophila.
Development, 147 (2020). Pubmed
Michel, M. and Dahmann, C.
Tissue mechanical properties modulate cell extrusion in the Drosophila abdominal epidermis.
Development, 147 (2020). Pubmed
2018
Sui L., Alt S., Weigert M., Dye N., Eaton S., Jug F., Myers E.W., Jülicher F., Salbreux G., Dahmann C.
Differential lateral and basal tension drive folding of Drosophila wing discs through two distinct mechanisms
Nature Communications, 9, 4620 (2018) [Pubmed]
2017
Dahmann, C. (editor)
MoD Special Issue on the roles of physical forces in animal development
Mechanisms of Development, 144 (2017) [Pubmed]
2016
Dahmann, C. (editor)
Drosophila: Methods and Protocols (Second Edition)
Methods in Molecular Biology, 1478, (2016) [SpringerLink]
Michel, M. and Dahmann, C.
Regulating mechanical tension at compartment boundaries in Drosophila.
Fly 10, 204-209 (2016) [Pubmed]
Michel, M., Aliee, M., Rudolf, K., Bialas, L., Jülicher, F., and Dahmann, C.
The selector gene apterous and Notch are required to locally increase mechanical cell bond tension at the Drosophila dorsoventral compartment boundary.
PLoS One 11(8):e0161668 (2016) [Pubmed]
Michel, M. and Dahmann, C.
Memorizing shape to orient cell division.
Developmental Cell, 36, 589-590 (2016) [Pubmed]
Aurich, F. and Dahmann, C.
A mutation in fat2 uncouples tissue elongation from global tissue rotation.
Cell Reports 14, 2503-2510(11) (2016) [Pubmed]
2015
Rudolf, K., Umetsu, D., Aliee, M., Sui, L., Jülicher, F., and Dahmann, C.
A local difference in Hedgehog signal transduction increases mechanical cell bond tension and biases cell intercalations along the Drosophila anteroposterior compartment boundary.
Development, 142(22) (2015) [Pubmed]
2014
Umetsu, D., Aigouy, B., Aliee, M., Sui, L., Eaton, S., Jülicher, F., and Dahmann, C.
Local increases in mechanical tension shape compartment boundaries by biasing cell intercalations.
Current Biology, Vol. 24, No15 (2014) [Pubmed]
Umetsu, D., Dunst, S. and Dahmann C.
An RNA Interference Screen for Genes Required to Shape the Anteroposterior Compartment Boundary in Drosophila Identifies the Eph Receptor.
PLoS One, 9(12) (2014) [Pubmed]
Rudolf, Katrin
Hedgehog signaling regulates mechanical tension along the anteroposterior compartment boundary in the developing Drosophila wing.
[Doctoral Thesis] Technische Universität Dresden, (2014)
2013
Viktorinova, I. and Dahmann, C.
Microtubule polarity predicts direction of egg chamber rotation in Drosophila.
Current Biology, 23(15) (2013) [Pubmed]
2012
Aliee, M.; Röper, J.-C.; Landsberg; K. P., Pentzold, C.; Widmann, T. J.; Jülicher, F.; Dahmann, C.
Physical mechanisms shaping the Drosophila dorsoventral compartment boundary.
Current Biology, 12, 967-976, (2012) [Pubmed]
2011
Dahmann, Christian; Oates, Andrew C.; Brand, Michael
Boundary formation and maintenance in tissue development.
Nat. Rev. Genet., 12, no. 1, pp. 43-55, (2011) [Pubmed]
2010
Umetsu, Daiki; Dahmann, Christian
Compartment boundaries: Sorting cells with tension.
Fly, 4, no. 3, pp. 241-245, (2010) [Pubmed]
Shen, Jie; Dahmann, Christian; Pflugfelder, Gert
Spatial discontinuity of optomotor-blind expression in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc disrupts epithelial architecture and promotes cell sorting.
BMC Dev. Biol., 10, pp. 23-23, (2010)[Pubmed]
Landsberg, Katharina
The role of cell bond tension in directing cell sorting at the anteroposterior compartment boundary in wing imaginal discs of Drosophila melanogaster
[Doctoral Thesis] Technische Universität Dresden, (2010)
2009
Widmann, Thomas
The role of Dpp and Wingless signaling gradients in directing cell shape during Drosophila wing imaginal disc development
[Doctoral Thesis] Technische Universität Dresden, (2009) [qucosa]
Viktorinová, Ivana; König, Tina; Schlichting, Karin; Dahmann, Christian
The cadherin Fat2 is required for planar cell polarity in the Drosophila ovary.
Development, 136, no. 24, pp. 4123-4132, (2009) [Pubmed]
Landsberg, Katharina; Farhadifar, Reza; Ranft, Jonas; Umetsu, Daiki; Widmann, Thomas; Bittig, Thomas; Said, Amani; Jülicher, Frank; Dahmann, Christian
Increased cell bond tension governs cell sorting at the Drosophila anteroposterior compartment boundary.
Curr. Biol., 19, no. 22, pp. 1950-1955, (2009) [Pubmed]
Widmann, Thomas; Dahmann, Christian
Wingless signaling and the control of cell shape in Drosophila wing imaginal discs.
Dev. Biol., 334, no. 1, pp. 161-173, (2009) [Pubmed]
Widmann, Thomas; Dahmann, Christian
Dpp signaling promotes the cuboidal-to-columnar shape transition of Drosophila wing disc epithelia by regulating Rho1.
J. Cell. Sci., 122, no. Pt 9, pp. 1362-1373, (2009) [Pubmed]
Zartman, Jeremiah J.; Kanodia, Jitendra S; Yakoby, Nir; Schafer, Xenia; Watson, Colin; Schlichting, Karin; Dahmann, Christian; Shvartsman, Stanislav Y.
Expression patterns of cadherin genes in Drosophila oogenesis.
Gene Expr. Patterns, 9, no. 1, pp. 31-36, (2009) [Pubmed]
Demontis, Fabio; Dahmann, Christian
Characterization of the Drosophila ortholog of the human Usher Syndrome type 1G protein sans.
PLoS ONE, 4, no. 3, pp. 4753-4753, (2009) [Pubmed]
2008
Zartman, Jeremiah J.; Yakoby, Nir; Bristow, Christopher A.; Zhou, Xiaofeng; Schlichting, Karin; Dahmann, Christian; Shvartsman, Stanislav Y.
Cad74A is regulated by BR and is required for robust dorsal appendage formation in Drosophila oogenesis.
Dev. Biol., 322, no. 2, pp. 289-301, (2008) [Pubmed]
Schlichting, Karin; Dahmann, Christian
Hedgehog and Dpp signaling induce cadherin Cad86C expression in the morphogenetic furrow during Drosophila eye development.
Mech. Dev., 125, no. 8, pp. 712-728, (2008) [Pubmed]
Drosophila: Methods and Protocols
in: Methods in molecular biology, 420, (2008) [SLUB]
2007
Demontis, Fabio; Dahmann, Christian
Apical and lateral cell protrusions interconnect epithelial cells in live Drosophila wing imaginal discs.
Dev. Dyn., 236, no. 12, pp. 3408-3418, (2007) [Pubmed]
2006
Demontis, Fabio; Habermann, Bianca; Dahmann, Christian
PDZ-domain-binding sites are common among cadherins.
Dev. Genes Evol., 216, no. 11, pp. 737-741, (2006) [Pubmed]
Demontis, Fabio
Modeling human usher syndrome during Drosophila melanogaster development
[Doctoral Thesis] Technische Universität Dresden, (2006) [qucosa]
Schlichting, Karin; Wilsch-Bräuninger, Michaela; Demontis, Fabio; Dahmann, Christian
Cadherin Cad99C is required for normal microvilli morphology in Drosophila follicle cells.
J. Cell. Sci., 119, no. Pt 6, pp. 1184-1195, (2006) [Pubmed]
Bielli, Serena
Characterization of the Drosophila Egfl7/8 ortholog during oogenesis
[Doctoral Thesis] Technische Universität Dresden, (2006) [qucosa]
2005
Shen, Jie; Dahmann, Christian
The role of Dpp signaling in maintaining the Drosophila anteroposterior compartment boundary.
Dev. Biol., 279, no. 1, pp. 31-43, (2005) [Pubmed]
Shen, Jie; Dahmann, Christian
Extrusion of cells with inappropriate Dpp signaling from Drosophila wing disc epithelia.
Science, 307, no. 5716, pp. 1789-1790, (2005) [Pubmed]
Schlichting, Karin; Demontis, Fabio; Dahmann, Christian
Cadherin Cad99C is regulated by Hedgehog signaling in Drosophila.
Dev. Biol., 279, no. 1, pp. 142-154, (2005) [Pubmed]
Shen, Jie
The role of Decapentaplegic (Dpp) in Drosophila wing development
[Doctoral Thesis] Technische Universität Dresden, (2004) [qucosa]
Demontis, Fabio
Nanotubes make big science.
PLoS Biol., 2, no. 7, pp. 215-215, (2004) [Pubmed]