Here is a list of Publications which are using MorphoMechanX in its current version or used its previous version (in this case the models have been converted into MMX and are available in the GitLab repository: https://gitlab.nfdi4plants.de/gabriellamosca/mmx_models). If MorphoMechanX has made a substantial contribution to your work, please let us know about your publication, and we’ll add your article here.
2025
- Mathew MM, Saccheri J, Das S, Rajagopalan K, Lane B, KA S, Smith RS, Willemsen V, Garcia Gomez ML, Chakrabortty B, Scheres B, Ten Tusscher KHWJ, Prasad K (2025) Wound repair in plants guided by cell geometry. Current Biology 35:3851–3868. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.06.072
- Di Fino LM, Anjam MS, Besten M, Mentzelopoulou A, Papadakis V, Zahid N, Baez LA, Trozzi N, Majda M, Ma X, Hamann T, Sprakel J, Moschou PN, Smith RS, Marhavý P (2025) Cellular damage triggers mechano-chemical control of cell wall dynamics and patterned cell divisions in plant healing. Developmental Cell 60:1411–1422. DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.12.032
- Schoofs H, Daubel N, Schnabellehner S, Grönloh MLB, Palacios Martínez S, Halme A, Marks AM, Jeansson M, Barcos S, Brakebusch C, Benedito R, Engelhardt B, Vestweber D, Gaengel K, Linsenmeier F, Schürmann S, Saharinen P, van Buul JD, Friedrich O, Smith RS, Majda M, Mäkinen T (2025) Dynamic cytoskeletal regulation of cell shape supports resilience of lymphatic endothelium. Nature 1–11. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08724-6
- Wilson MJ, McGregor S, Durney CH, Tomkins M, Armand J, Smith RS, Gray JE, Morris RJ, Fleming AJ (2025) Symplastic guard cell connections buffer pressure fluctuations to promote stomatal function in grasses. New Phytologist 246:192–203. DOI: 10.1111/nph.70009
2024
- Trinh D-C, Melogno I, Martin M, Trehin C, Smith RS, Hamant O (2024) Arabidopsis floral buds are locked through stress-induced sepal tip curving. Nature Plants 10:1258–1266. DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01760-6
- Mosca G, Eng RC, Adibi M, Yoshida S, Lane B, Bergheim L, Weber G, Smith RS, Hay A (2024) Growth and tension in explosive fruit. Current Biology 34:1010–1022. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.059
- Li X-M, Jenke H, Strauss S, Bazakos C, Mosca G, Lymbouridou R, Kierzkowski D, Neumann U, Naik P, Huijser P, Laurent S, Smith RS, Runions A, Tsiantis M (2024) Cell-cycle-linked growth reprogramming encodes developmental time into leaf morphogenesis. Current Biology 34:541–556. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.050
- D’Ario M, Lane B, Fioratti Junod M, Leslie A, Mosca G, Smith RS (2024) Hidden functional complexity in the flora of an early land ecosystem. New Phytologist 241:937–949. DOI: 10.1111/nph.19228
2023
- Durney CH, Wilson MJ, McGregor S, Armand J, Smith RS, Gray JE, Morris RJ, Fleming AJ (2023) Grasses exploit geometry to achieve improved guard cell dynamics. Current Biology 33:2814–2822.e4.
- Kelly-Bellow R, Lee K, Kennaway R, Barclay JE, Whibley A, Bushell C, Spooner J, Yu M, Brett P, Kular B, Cheng S, Chu J, Xu T, Lane B, Fitzsimons J, Xue Y, Smith RS, Whitewoods CD, Coen E (2023) Brassinosteroid coordinates cell layer interactions in plants via cell wall and tissue mechanics. Science 380:1275–1281. DOI: 10.1126/science.adf0752
2022
- Majda M, Trozzi N, Mosca G, Smith RS (2022) How cell geometry and cellular patterning influence tissue stiffness. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23:5651. DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105651
- Liu S, Strauss S, Adibi M, Mosca G, Yoshida S, Dello Ioio R, Runions A, Andersen TG, Grossmann G, Huijser P, Smith RS, Tsiantis M (2022) Cytokinin promotes growth cessation in the Arabidopsis root. Current Biology 32:1974–1985. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.019
2021
- Läubli NF, Burri JT, Marquard J, Vogler H, Mosca G, Vertti-Quintero N, Shamsudhin N, deMello A, Grossniklaus U, Ahmed D, Nelson BJ (2021) 3D mechanical characterization of single cells and small organisms using acoustic manipulation and force microscopy. Nature Communications 12:2583. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22718-8
- Hernandez-Lagana E, Mosca G, Mendocilla-Sato E, Pires N, Frey A, Giraldo-Fonseca A, Michaud C, Grossniklaus U, Hamant O, Godin C, Boudaoud A, Grimanelli D, Autran D, Baroux C (2021) Organ geometry channels reproductive cell fate in the Arabidopsis ovule primordium. eLife 10:e66031.
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.66031
- Läubli NF, Burri JT, Marquard J, Vogler H, Mosca G, Vertti-Quintero N, Shamsudhin N, deMello A, Grossniklaus U, Ahmed D, Nelson BJ (2021) 3D mechanical characterization of single cells and small organisms using acoustic manipulation and force microscopy. Nature Communications 12:2583. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22718-8
2020
- Natonik-Białoń S, Borowska-Wykręt D, Mosca G, Grelowski M, Wrzalik R, Smith RS, Kwiatkowska D (2019) Deformation of a cell monolayer due to osmotic treatment: a case study of onion scale epidermis. Botany 97:1. DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2019-0027
- Long Y, Cheddadi I, Mosca G, Mirabet V, Dumond M, Kiss A, Traas J, Godin C, Boudaoud A (2020) Cellular heterogeneity in pressure and growth emerges from tissue topology and geometry. Current Biology 30:1504–1516.e8. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.02.027
2019
- Kierzkowski D, Runions A, Vuolo F, Strauss S, Lymbouridou R, Routier-Kierzkowska A-L, Wilson-Sánchez D, Jenke H, Galinha C, Mosca G, Zhang Z, Canales C, Dello Ioio R, Huijser P, Smith RS, Tsiantis M (2019) A growth-based framework for leaf shape development and diversity. Cell 177:1405–1418.e17. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.05.011
2018
- Mosca G, Adibi M, Strauss S, Runions A, Sapala A, Smith RS (2018) Modeling plant tissue growth and cell division. In: Mathematical Modelling in Plant Biology, pp 107–138. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99070-5_7
- Sapala A, Runions A, Routier-Kierzkowska A-L, Das Gupta M, Hong L, Hofhuis H, Verger S, Mosca G, Li C-B, Hay A, Hamant O, Roeder AHK, Tsiantis M, Prusinkiewicz P, Smith RS (2018) Why plants make puzzle cells, and how their shape emerges. eLife 7:e32794. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.32794
2017
- Mosca G, Sapala A, Strauss S, Routier-Kierzkowska A-L, Smith RS (2017) On the micro-indentation of plant cells in a tissue context. Physical Biology 14:015003. DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/aa5698
2016
- Hofhuis H, Moulton D, Lessinnes T, Routier-Kierzkowska A-L, Bomphrey RJ, Mosca G, Reinhardt H, Sarchet P, Gan X, Tsiantis M, Ventikos Y, Walker S, Goriely A, Smith RS, Hay A (2016) Morphomechanical innovation drives explosive seed dispersal. Cell 166:222–233. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.05.002
2014
- Bassel GW, Stamm P, Mosca G, Barbier de Reuille P, Gibbs DJ, Winter R, Janka A, Holdsworth MJ, Smith RS (2014) Mechanical constraints imposed by 3D cellular geometry and arrangement modulate growth patterns in the Arabidopsis embryo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 111:8685–8690. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1404616111
