Published Papers
2024
Bar Manori, Alisa Vaknin, Pavla Vaňková, Anat Nitzan, Ronen Zaidel-Bar, Petr Man, Moshe Giladi & Yoni Haitin
2023
Priti Agarwal, Simon Berger, Tom Shemesh, and Ronen Zaidel-Bar
Sushmita Chatterjee, Gonna Somu Naidu, Inbal Hazan-Halevy, Hanna Grobe, Assaf Ezra, Preeti Sharma, Meir Goldsmith, Srinivas Ramishetti, David Sprinzak, Ronen Zaidel-Bar, Dan Peer
Shinjini Ray, Priti Agarwal, Anat Nitzan, François Nédélec and Ronen Zaidel-Bar. Development (2023) 150, dev201099. doi:10.1242/dev.201099
Shiri Avivi Kela, Kriti Sethi, Pei Yi Tan, Danesha Suresh, Hui Ting Ong, Perla G. Castaneda, Mustafi R. Amin, Tal Laviv, Erin J. Cram, Jan Faix, and Ronen Zaidel-Bar. Journal of Cell Biology (2023), https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202203105
2022
Priti Agarwal, Tom Shemesh, Ronen Zaidel-Bar. Developmental Cell (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2022.08.003
Pavak Shah, Zhirong Bao, Ronen Zaidel-Bar. Genetics, Volume 221, Issue 4, August 2022, iyac068, https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyac068
2021
Mor-Shaked H, Paz-Ebstein E, Basal A, Ben-Haim S, Grobe H, Heymann S, Israel Z, Namnah M, Nitzan A, Rosenbluh C, Saada A, Tzur T, Yanovsky-Dagan S, Zaidel-Bar R, Harel T, Arkadir D. Brain Commun. 2021 Sep 6;3(3):fcab197. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcab197. eCollection 2021
Chen Z, Oh D, Biswas KH, Zaidel-Bar R, Groves JT. Elife. 2021 Aug 20;10:e67379.
Lukic N, Lapetina S, Grobe H, Srikanth KD, Twafra S, Solomon J, Sneh T, Gendler M, Zaidel-Bar R, Gil-Henn H. Mol Biol Cell. 2021 Aug 25:mbcE20100640
2020
Thymosin beta 4 is essential for adherens junction stability and epidermal planar cell polarity
Krishnanand Padmanabhan, Hanna Grobe, Jonathan Cohen, Arad Soffer, Adnan Mahali, Orit Adir, Ronen Zaidel-Bar, and Chen Luxenburg. Development 2020, 147, dev193425
Mechanosensing in embryogenesis
Agarwal P, Zaidel-Bar R. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2020 Sep 5;68:1-9.
2019
Diverse roles of non-muscle myosin II contractility
in 3D cell migration
Agarwal P, Zaidel-Bar R. Essays Biochem. 2019 Oct 31;63(5):497-508.
Germ Granules Govern Small RNA Inheritance
Lev I, Toker IA, Mor Y, Nitzan A, Weintraub G, Antonova O, Bhonkar O, Ben Shushan I,
Seroussi U, Claycomb JM, Anava S, Gingold H, Zaidel-Bar R, Rechavi O. Curr Biol. 2019 Sep 9;29(17):2880-2891.
Reciprocal regulation of actomyosin organization and contractility in nonmuscle cells by tropomyosins and alpha-actinins
Hu S, Grobe H, Guo Z, Wang YH, Doss BL, Pan M, Ladoux B, Bershadsky AD, Zaidel-Bar R. (2019) Molecular Biology of the Cell. Jul 22;30(16):2025-2036.
Salmonella biofilms program innate immunity for persistence in Caenorhabditis elegans
Desai SK, Padmanabhan A, Harshe S, Zaidel-Bar R, Kenney LJ. (2019 ) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Jun 18;116(25):12462-12467.
From cell shape to cell fate via the cytoskeleton - Insights from the epidermis
Luxenburg C, Zaidel-Bar R. (2019) Exp Cell Res. May 15;378(2):232-237.
The RhoGAP SPV-1 regulates calcium signaling to control the contractility of the Caenorhabditis elegans spermatheca during embryo transits
Bouffard J, Cecchetelli AD, Clifford C, Sethi K, Zaidel-Bar R, Cram EJ. (2019 ) Mol Biol Cell. Mar 21;30(7):907-922.
2018
Principles of Actomyosin Regulation In Vivo
Agarwal P, Zaidel-Bar R. (2018) Trends Cell Biol. Oct 29. pii: S0962-8924(18)30161-2.
Syncytial germline architecture is actively maintained by contraction of an internal actomyosin corset
Priti A, Ong H-T, Toyama Y, Padmanabhan A, Dasgupta S, Krajnc M, Zaidel-Bar R. (2018) Nature Communications DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07149-2
The myosin light-chain kinase MLCK-1 relocalizes during Caenorhabditis elegans ovulation to promote actomyosin bundle assembly and drive contraction
Kelly CA, Wirshing ACE, Zaidel-Bar R, Cram EJ. (2018) Molecular Biology of the Cell 29(16):1975-1991
Spatially modulated ephrinA1:EphA2 signaling increases local contractility and global focal adhesion dynamics to promote cell motility
Chen Z, Oh D, Biswas KH, Yu CH, Zaidel-Bar R*, Groves JT. (2018) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 115(25):E5696-E5705. *corresponding author
2017
Stretch-induced actomyosin contraction in epithelial tubes: Mechanotransduction pathways for tubular homeostasis
Sethi K, Cram EJ, Zaidel-Bar R. (2017) Semin Cell Dev Biol. pii: S1084-9521(17)30176-3.
Plastin increases cortical connectivity to facilitate robust polarization and timely cytokinesis
Ding W-Y, Ong H-T, Hara Y, Wongsantichon J, Toyama Y, Robinson R, Nédélec F, Zaidel-Bar R. (2017) Journal of Cell Biology 216(5): 1371-1386.
Early events in the assembly of E-cadherin adhesions
Biswas KH, Zaidel-Bar R. (2017) Experimental Cell Research Feb 22. pii: S0014-4827(17)30090-3.
Long range self-organization of cytoskeletal myosin-II filament stacks
Hu S, Dasbiswas K, Guo Z, Tee Y-H, Thiagarajan V, Hersen P, Chew T-L, Safran SA, Zaidel-Bar R* and Bershadsky AD (2017) Nature Cell Biology 19(2):133-141. *corresponding author
Nanoscale architecture of cadherin-based adhesions
Bertocchi C, Wang Y, Ravasio A, Hara Y, Wu Y, Sailov T, Baird MA, Davidson MW, Zaidel-Bar R, Toyama Y, Ladoux B, Mege RM, and Kanchanawong P. (2017) Nature Cell Biology 19(1):28-37.
Non-junctional E-Cadherin Clusters Regulate the Actomyosin Cortex in the C. elegans Zygote
Padmanabhan A, Ong H-T and Zaidel-Bar R. (2017) Current Biology 27:1-10.
2016
Formin-mediated actin polymerization at cell-cell junctions stabilizes E-cadherin and maintains monolayer integrity during wound repair
Vaman Rao M and Zaidel-Bar R. (2016) Molecular Biology of the Cell 27(18):2844-56.
Sustained α-catenin conformational activation at E-cadherin junctions in the absence of mechanical force
Biswas KH, Hartman KL, Zaidel-Bar R* and Groves JT*. (2016) Biophysical Journal 111(5):1044-52.
The AP-2 transcription factor APTF-2 is required for neuroblast and epidermal morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans embryogenesis
Budirahardja Y, Tan PY, Doan T, Weisdepp P, Zaidel-Bar R. (2016) PLoS Genetics 12(5):e1006048.
2015
E-cadherin junction formation involves an active kinetic nucleation process
Biswas KH, Hartman KL, Yu C-H, Harrison OJ, Song H, Smith AW, Huang WYC, Lin W-C, Guo Z, Padmanabhan A, Troyanovsky SM, Dustin ML, Shapiro L, Honig B, Zaidel-Bar R and Groves JT. (2015) PNAS 112(35):10932-7.
There are four dynamically and functionally distinct populations of E-cadherin in cell junctions
Erami Z, Anannya O, Schwarz JP, Timpson P, Yao W, Zaidel-Bar R, and Anderson KI. (2015) Biology Open 4(11):1481-9.
Structured illumination microscopy reveals focal adhesions are composed of linear subunits
Hu S, Tee YH, Kabla A, Zaidel-Bar R, Bershadsky A, Hersen P. (2015) Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 72(5):235-45.
Glycosyl phosphatidylinositol anchor biosynthesis is essential for maintaining epithelial integrity during Caenorhabditis elegans embryogenesis
Budirahardja Y, Doan T, and Zaidel-Bar R. (2015) Plos Genetics 11(3):e1005082.
Jack of all trades: functional modularity in adherens junctions
Padmanabhan A, Vaman Rao M, Yao W, and Zaidel-Bar R. (2015) Current Opinions in Cell Biology 36:32-40.
The contractome - a systems view of actomyosin contractility in non-muscle cells
Zaidel-Bar R, Gou Z, and Luxenburg C. (2015) Journal of Cell Science 128(12):2209-17.
Actin-delimited adhesion-independent clustering of E-cadherin forms the nanoscale building blocks of adherens junctions
Wu Y, Kanchanawong P, and Zaidel-Bar R. (2015) Developmental Cell 32(2):139-54.
Transient membrane localization of SPV-1 drives cyclical actomyosin contractions in the C. elegans spermatheca
Tan P-Y and Zaidel-Bar R. (2015) Current Biology 25(2):141-51.
2014
E-cadherin adhesome complexity and robustness resolved by quantitative proteomics
Guo Z, Neilson LJ, Hang Z, Murray P, Zanivan S, and Zaidel-Bar R. (2014) Science Signaling 7(354), rs7.
Premetazoan origins and evolution of the cadherin adhesome
Murray P, and Zaidel-Bar R. (2014) Biology Open 3:1183-1195.
2013 and before
Cadherin adhesome components and interactions at a glance
Zaidel-Bar R. (2013) Journal of Cell Science 126:373-378.
A novel tool for the activation of endogenous diaphanous-related formins by light reveals thickening of stress fibers without an apparent increase in tension
Vaman Rao M. Chu P-H, Hahn KM, and Zaidel-Bar R (2013) Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 70(7):394-407.
Regulation of Adherens Junction Dynamics by Phosphorylation Switches
Bertocchi C, Vaman Rao M, and Zaidel-Bar R. (2012) Journal of Signal Transduction, vol. 2012, Article ID 125295.
Tropomodulin Protects a-catenin-dependent Junctional-Actin Networks Under Stress during Epithelial Morphogenesis
Cox-Paulson EA, Walck-ShannonE, Lynch AM, Yamashiro S, Zaidel-Bar R, Eno CC, Ono S, Hardin J. (2012) Current Biology 21;22(16):1500-5.
Opening the floodgates: proteomics and the integrin adhesome
Geiger T, Zaidel-Bar R. (2012) Current Opinions in Cell Biology 24(5):562-8.
Loss of the RhoGAP SRGP-1 promotes the clearance of dead and injured cells in Caenorhabditis elegans
Neukomm LJ, Frei AP, Cabello J, Kinchen JM, Zaidel-Bar R, Ma Z, Haney LB, Hardin J, Ravichandran KS, Moreno S, Hengartner MO. (2011) Nature Cell Biology 13(1):79-86.
The switchable integrin adhesome
Zaidel-Bar R, Geiger B. (2010) Journal of Cell Science 123(9):1385-8.
The F-BAR domain of SRGP-1 facilitates cell-cell adhesion during C. elegans morphogenesis
Zaidel-Bar R, Joyce MJ, Lynch AM, Witte K, Audhya A, Hardin JD. (2010) Journal of Cell Biology 191(4):761-9.
Molting-specific downregulation of C. elegans body-wall muscle attachment sites: The role of RNF-5 E3 ligase
Zaidel-Bar R, Miller S, Broday L. (2010) Biochemical Biophysical Research Comm. 14;395(4):509-14.
Evolution of Complexity in the Integrin Adhesome
Zaidel-Bar R. (2009) Journal of Cell Biology 186(3):317-21.
Temporal evolution of cell focal adhesions: experimental observations and shear stress profiles
Aroush DRB, Zaidel-Bar R, Bershadsky AD, Wagner HD. (2008) Soft Matter 4 (12):2410-2417
The C. elegans Zonula Occludens ortholog ZOO-1 cooperates with the cadherin-catenin complex to recruit actin during epidermal morphogenesis
Lockwood C, Zaidel-Bar R, Hardin JD. (2008) Current Biology 18(17):1333-7.
Functional atlas of the integrin adhesome
Zaidel-Bar R, Itzkovitz S, Ma’ayan A, Iyengar R, Geiger B. (2007) Nature Cell Biology 9(8):858-67.
A paxillin tyrosine phosphorylation switch regulates the assembly and form of cell-matrix adhesions
Zaidel-Bar R, Milo R, Kam Z, Geiger B. (2007) Journal of Cell Science 120(Pt1):137-48.
Polarized down-regulation of the paxillin-p130CAS-Rac1 pathway induced by shear flow
Zaidel-Bar R, Kam Z, Geiger B. (2005) Journal of Cell Science 118(Pt17):3997-4007.
Hierarchical assembly of cell-matrix adhesion complexes
Zaidel-Bar R, Cohen M, Addadi L, Geiger B. (2004) Biochemical Society Transactions 32(Pt3):416-20.
Early molecular events in the assembly of matrix adhesions at the leading edge of migrating cells
Zaidel-Bar R, Ballestrem C, Kam Z, Geiger B. (2003) Journal of Cell Science 116(Pt22):4605-13.