Publications

In preparation:

• Self-generated chemotaxis of mixed cell populations
  M.C. Uçar, Z. Alsberga, J. Alanko, M.Sixt, and E. Hannezo

Published:

• Self-organized and directed branching results in optimal coverage in developing dermal lymphatic networks
  M.C. Uçar°, E. Hannezo*°, E. Tiilikainen, I. Liaqat, E. Jakobsson, H. Nurmi, and K. Vaahtomeri*
  Nat. Commun., 14, 5878 (2023)

• CCR7 acts as both a sensor and a sink for CCL19 to coordinate collective leukocyte migration
  J. Alanko*, M.C. Uçar, N. Canigova, J. Stopp, J. Schwarz, J. Merrin, E. Hannezo*, and M. Sixt*
  Sci. Immun., 8, eadc9584 (2023) [Cover paper]
  Related focus articles: Sci. Immun., 8, eadj310 & Curr. Biol., 33, R957-R959
  Press coverage: Spektrum.de, Wissenschaft.de, APA, Salzburger Nachrichten, ISTA Research News

• Unconventional colloidal aggregation in chiral bacterial baths
  D. Grober, I. Palaia, M.C. Uçar, A. Saric, E. Hannezo, and J. Palacci*
  Nat. Phys. (2023)
  Press coverage: Le Monde, Der Standard, ISTA Research News

• Theory of branching morphogenesis by local interactions and global guidance
  M.C. Uçar*°, D. Kamenev°, K. Sunadome, D. Fachet, F. Lallemend, I. Adameyko, S. Hadjab*, and E. Hannezo*
  Nat. Commun., 12, 6830 (2021)

• Collective force generation by molecular motors is determined by strain-induced unbinding
  M.C. Uçar* and R. Lipowsky
  Nano Lett., 20, 669-676 (2020)

• Force sharing and force generation by two teams of elastically coupled molecular motors
  M.C. Uçar* and R. Lipowsky*
  Sci. Rep., 9, 454 (2019)

• Tug-of-war between two elastically coupled molecular motors: a case study on force generation and force balance
  M.C. Uçar and R. Lipowsky*,
  Soft Matter, 13, 328-344 (2017) [Cover paper]