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Reviews

Some of our research topics are introduced and summarised in the following review articles:

1. M Polychronidou,  J Großhans. (review) Determining nuclear shape: the role of farnesylated nuclear membrane proteins. 
    Nucleus 2 (2011) 17–23, doi: 10.4161/nucl.2.1.13992

2. S Bogdan, J Schulz, J Großhans. Formin' cellular structures - physiological roles of Diaphanous (Dia) in actin dynamics. (review).
    Comm Integ Biol,  6 (2013) e27634, doi: 10.4161/cib.27634

3. Z Lv, J Großhans. A radial actin network in apical constriction (preview) Dev Cell  39 (2016) 280–282,
    doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.10.017 

4. D Kong, F Wolf, J Großhans. Forces directing germ-band extension in Drosophila embryo (review). Mech Dev 144 (2017) 11–22, 
    doi: 10.1016/j.mod.2016.12.001

5. B Liu, J Großhans. Link of zygotic genome activation and cell cycle control (review).  Methods Mol Biol, 1605 (2017) 11–30,
    doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6988-3_2

6. A Schmidt, J Großhans. Dynamics of cortical domains in early Drosophila development, J Cell Sci 131 (2018) jcs212795,
    doi:10.1242/jcs.212795

7. B. Liu, J. Großhans. The role of dNTP metabolites in control of the embryonic cell cycle. Cell Cycle (2019),
    doi: 10.1080/15384101.2019.1665948

8. D. Kong, J. Großhans. Planar Cell Polarity and E-Cadherin in Tissue-Scale Shape Changes in Drosophila Embryos.
    Front Cell Dev Biol. 8 (2020) 619958, doi: 10.3389/fcell.2020.619958

9. Z. Lv, J. de-Carvalho, IA. Telley, J. Großhans. Drosophila syncytial embryo: a simple tissue model for studying cytoskeletal mechanics
    and dynamics , J Cell Sci 134 (2021) jcs246496, doi: 10.1242/jcs.246496 

10. B. Liu, H. Zhao, K. Wu, J. Großhans. Temporal gradients controlling embryonic cell cycle. Biology 10 (2021) 513,
      doi: 10.3390/biology10060513

11. AR. Choudhury, J. Großhans, D. Kong. Ion channels in epithelial dynamics and morphogenesis. Cells (2021),
      doi: 10.3390/cells10092280

12. D. Kong, J. Großhans. Optochemical control of cell contractility in Drosophila embryos. Meth Mol Biol 2540 (2022),
      doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2541-5_14

13. M. Häring, F. Wolf, J. Großhans, D. Kong, Morphogenesis: Unstable rods and how genetics tames them.                      
       Curr Biol. 33:R873-R875 (2023), doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.07.007.