Publications

23) G. Lerchbaumer, S. Simoes, E. Etemadi*, F. Zidan, G. Erdemci Tandogan and U. Tepass, “E-cadherin clustering as a regulator of morphogenesis“, https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.20.719762v1.abstract , (2026).

22) X. Jiang*, C. Denniston and G. Erdemci-Tandogan, “RNA-like Polyelectrolytes in Viral Capsids: Molecular Dynamics with Explicit Electrostatic Interactions”, under review, (2026).
21) T. Kärki†, S. Luntama†, Y. Modabber†, S. Pönkä, G. Erdemci-Tandogan, M. Karttunen, G. Beaune, J. VI Timonen, “Living Capillary Bridges”, https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14518 (2025). †Co-first authors

20) V. Castle, M. Miles, R. Perez-Vicente, R. Fernandez-Gonzalez and G. Erdemci-Tandogan, “Cell divisions both challenge and refine tissue boundaries in the Drosophila embryo”, Development (2026). (Research Highlight)
19) N. Balaghi, G. Erdemci-Tandogan, C. McFaul, and R. Fernandez-Gonzalez, “Myosin waves and a mechanical asymmetry guide the oscillatory migration of Drosophila cardiac progenitors”, Developmental Cell 58, 1 (2023).
18) R. Fernandez-Gonzalez, N. Balaghi, K. Wang, R. Hawkins, K. Rothenberg, C. McFaul, C. Schimmer, M. Ly, A. M. do Carmo, G. Scepanovic, G. Erdemci-Tandogan, V. Castle, “PyJAMAS: open-source, multimodal segmentation and analysis of microscopy images”, Bioinformatics 38, 594 (2022).
17) G. Erdemci-Tandogan, and M. L. Manning, “Effect of cellular rearrangement time delays on the rheology of vertex models for confluent tissues”, PLOS Computational Biology 17, e1009049, (2021).

16) P. C. Sanematsu, G. Erdemci-Tandogan, M. Merkel, H. Patel, J. D. Amack and M. L. Manning, “3D viscoelastic drag forces drive changes to cell shapes during organogenesis in the zebrafish embryo”, Cells & Development 168, 203718 (2021).

15) J. C. Yu, N. Balaghi, Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan, V. Castle, and R. Fernandez-Gonzalez, “Myosin cables control the timing of tissue internalization in the Drosophila embryo”, Cells & Development 168, 203721 (2021).

14) D. E. P. Pinto, Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan, M. L. Manning, and N. A. M. Araujo, “The cell adaptation time sets a minimum length scale for patterned substrates”, Biophysical Journal 119, 1 (2020).
13) P. Sahu, J. Kang, G. Erdemci-Tandogan, and M. L. Manning, “Linear and nonlinear mechanical responses can be quite different in models for biological tissues”, Soft Matter 16, 1850 (2020).
12) X. Wang, M. Merkel, L. B. Sutter, G. Erdemci-Tandogan, M. L. Manning, and Karen E. Kasza, “Anisotropy links cell shapes to a solid-to-fluid transition during convergent extension”, to appear in PNAS (2020).
11) L. Rathbun, E. Colicino, S. Coyne, N. Reilly, G. Erdemci-Tandogan, A. Garrastegui, J. Freshour, P. Santra, M. L. Manning, J. Amack, and H. Hehnly “Cytokinetic bridge triggers de novo lumen formation in vivo”, Nature Communications 11, 1269 (2020).

10) G. Erdemci-Tandogan, M. J. Clark, J. D. Amack, and M. L. Manning, “Tissue flow induces cell shape changes during organogenesis”, Biophysical Journal 115, 2259, (Highlighted on the Biophysical J Website, Highlighted on pre-Lights) (2018).
9) G. Erdemci-Tandogan, H. Orland, and R. Zandi, “RNA base pairing determines the conformations of RNA inside spherical viruses”, PRL 119, 188102 (2017).
8) S. Li, G. Erdemci-Tandogan, P. van der Schoot, and R. Zandi, “The effect of RNA stiffness on the self-assembly of virus particles”, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 30, 044002, (2017).
7) S. Li, G. Erdemci-Tandogan, J. Wagner, P. van der Schoot, and R. Zandi, “Impact of a nonuniform charge distribution on virus assembly”, Phys. Rev. E 96, 022401, (2017).
6) J. Ning*, G. Erdemci-Tandogan*, E. L. Yufenyuy*, J. Wagner, B. A. Himes, G. Zhao, C. Aiken, R. Zandi and P. Zhang, “In vitro Protease Cleavage and Computer Simulations Reveal the HIV-1 Capsid Maturation Pathway”, Nature Communications 7, 13689, (2016). *These authors contributed equally to this work.
5) G. Erdemci-Tandogan, J. Wagner, P. van der Schoot, R. Podgornik, and R. Zandi, “Effects of RNA branching on the electrostatic stabilization of viruses”, Phys. Rev. E 94, 022408, (Editors’ Suggestion) (2016).
4) V. Sivanandam, D. Mathews, R. Garmann, G. Erdemci-Tandogan, R. Zandi and A.L.N. Rao, “Functional analysis of the N-terminal basic motif of a eukaryotic satellite RNA virus capsid protein in replication and packaging”, Scientific Reports 6, 26328, (2016).
3) G. Erdemci-Tandogan, J. Wagner, P. van der Schoot and R. Zandi, “Role of genome in the formation of conical retroviral shells”, J. Phys. Chem. B 120, 6298, (2016).
2) J. Wagner, G. Erdemci-Tandogan and R. Zandi, “Adsorption of annealed branched polymers on curved surfaces”, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 27, 495101, (2015).
1) G. Erdemci-Tandogan, J. Wagner, P. van der Schoot, R. Podgornik and R. Zandi, “RNA topology remolds electrostatic stabilization of viruses”, Phys. Rev. E 89, 032707, (2014).