Rothenberg Lab Publications

J Jiang, KE Rothenberg. (2026). Strength in numbers: Proteins travel as condensates to reinforce cell-cell junctions under stress. J Cell Biol. 225 (6): e202604040. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202604040

        Spotlight of: https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202601182

KE Rothenberg, M Dunnwald. (2026). Cutaneous Wound Epitheilialization: Role of Cadherin- and Integrin-Mediated Adhesions. In: De Francesco, F., Turksen, K. (eds) Management and Strategies for Wound Healing. Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, vol 79. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12442-5_7

Katheryn Rothenberg Prior Publications

M Ly, C Schimmer, R Hawkins, KE Rothenberg*, R. Fernandez-Gonzalez*. (2023). Integrin-based adhesions promote cell-cell junction and cytoskeletal remodelling to drive embryonic wound healing. J Cell Sci. jcs.261138. doi: 10.1242/jcs.261138.

KE Rothenberg, Y Chen, JA McDonald, R Fernandez-Gonzalez. (2023). Rap1 independently coordinates cell-cell adhesion and cytoskeletal reorganization to drive collective cell migration in vivo. Curr Biol. 33 (13), 2587-2601.

R Fernandez-Gonzalez, N Balaghi, K Wang, R Hawkins, KE Rothenberg, C McFaul, C Schimmer, M Ly, AM do Carmo, G Scepanovic, G Erdemci-Tandogan, V Castle. (2021). PyJAMAS: open-source, multimodal segmentation and analysis of microscopy images. Bioinformatics. 38 (2), 594-596.

C Biehler, KE Rothenberg, A Jetté, HM Gaudé, R Fernandez-Gonzalez, P Laprise. (2021). Pak1 and PP2A antagonize aPKC function to support cortical tension induced by the Crumbs-Yurt complex. eLife. 10:e67999.

AB Kobb*, KE Rothenberg*, R Fernandez-Gonzalez. (2019). Actin and myosin dynamics are independent during Drosophila embryonic wound repair. Mol Biol Cell. 30(23): 2859-2942.

KE Rothenberg, R Fernandez-Gonzalez. (2019). Forceful closure: cytoskeletal networks in embryonic wound repair. Mol Biol Cell. 30(12): 1353-1358.

EM Gates, AS LaCroix, KE Rothenberg, BD Hoffman. (2018). Improving quality, reproducibility, and usability of FRET-based tension sensors. Cytometry Part A. 95(2): 201-213.

KE Rothenberg, DW Scott, N Christoforou, BD Hoffman. (2018). Vinculin force-sensitive dynamics at focal adhesions enable effective directed cell migration. Biophys J. 114(7): 1680-1694.

KE Rothenberg, SS Neibart, AS LaCroix, BD Hoffman. (2015). Controlling cell geometry affects the spatial distribution of load across vinculin. Cell Mol Bioeng, 8(3): 364-382.

AS LaCroix*, KE Rothenberg*, BD Hoffman. (2015). Molecular-Scale Tools for Studying Mechanotransduction. Ann Rev Biomed Eng, 17: 287-316.

AS LaCroix*, KE Rothenberg*, ME Berginski, AN Urs, BD Hoffman. (2015). Construction, imaging, and analysis of FRET-based tension sensors in living cells. Method Cell Biol, 125: 161-186.

SR Polio, KE Rothenberg, D Stamenovic, ML Smith. (2011). A micropatterning and image processing approach to simplify measurement of cellular traction forces. Acta Biomater, 8(1): 82-88.