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Romain Levayer

Observed names: Levayer, Romain, Romain, Levayer
Observed institutions: University of Bern, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Biologie du Développement Marseille, Biologie du Développement et Cellules Souches
ORCID: 0000-0001-6769-1465
Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-6769-1465
OpenAlex ID: A5084785695
Biomechanical regulation of contractility: spatial control and dynamics
2011 · Romain Levayer, Thomas Lecuit · Trends in Cell Biology · 324
Spatial regulation of Dia and Myosin-II by RhoGEF2 controls initiation of E-cadherin endocytosis during epithelial morphogenesis
2011 · Romain Levayer, Anne Pelissier-Monier, et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 286
Tissue Crowding Induces Caspase-Dependent Competition for Space
2016 · Romain Levayer, Carole Dupont, et al. · Current Biology · 243
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Oscillation and Polarity of E-Cadherin Asymmetries Control Actomyosin Flow Patterns during Morphogenesis
2013 · Romain Levayer, Thomas Lecuit · Developmental Cell · 176
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Cell mixing induced by myc is required for competitive tissue invasion and destruction
2015 · Romain Levayer, Barbara Hauert, et al. · Nature · 145
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Survival of the Fittest: Essential Roles of Cell Competition in Development, Aging, and Cancer
2016 · Marisa M. Merino, Romain Levayer, et al. · Trends in Cell Biology · 144
Mechanisms of cell competition: Themes and variations
2013 · Romain Levayer, Eduardo Moreno · The Journal of Cell Biology · 142
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Competition for Space Induces Cell Elimination through Compaction-Driven ERK Downregulation
2018 · Eduardo Moreno, Léo Valon, et al. · Current Biology · 140
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Robustness of epithelial sealing is an emerging property of local ERK feedback driven by cell elimination
2021 · Léo Valon, Anđela Davidović, et al. · Developmental Cell · 116
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Solid stress, competition for space and cancer: The opposing roles of mechanical cell competition in tumour initiation and growth
2019 · Romain Levayer · Seminars in Cancer Biology · 93
LocalZProjector and DeProj: a toolbox for local 2D projection and accurate morphometrics of large 3D microscopy images
2021 · Sébastien Herbert, Léo Valon, et al. · BMC Biology · 72
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Multiple Influences of Mechanical Forces on Cell Competition
2019 · Alexis Matamoro-Vidal, Romain Levayer · Current Biology · 69
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Breaking down EMT
2008 · Romain Levayer, Thomas Lecuit · Nature Cell Biology · 58
Emerging roles and mechanisms of ERK pathway mechanosensing
2023 · Flora Crozet, Romain Levayer · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · 47
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In vitro cellular reprogramming to model gonad development and its disorders
2023 · Nitzan Gonen, Caroline Eozenou, et al. · Science Advances · 44
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Dying under pressure: cellular characterisation and in vivo functions of cell death induced by compaction
2019 · Léo Valon, Romain Levayer · Biology of the Cell · 42
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Microtubule disassembly by caspases is an important rate-limiting step of cell extrusion
2022 · Alexis Villars, Alexis Matamoro-Vidal, et al. · Nature Communications · 31
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Collective effects in epithelial cell death and cell extrusion
2021 · Alexis Villars, Romain Levayer · Current Opinion in Genetics & Development · 30
DeXtrusion: automatic recognition of epithelial cell extrusion through machine learning in vivo
2023 · Alexis Villars, Gaëlle Letort, et al. · Development · 22
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Patterned apoptosis has an instructive role for local growth and tissue shape regulation in a fast-growing epithelium
2024 · Alexis Matamoro-Vidal, Tom Cumming, et al. · Current Biology · 18
Cell polarity and extrusion: How to polarize extrusion and extrude misspolarized cells?
2023 · Ralitza Staneva, Romain Levayer · Current topics in developmental biology/Current Topics in Developmental Biology · 15
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Staying away from the breaking point: Probing the limits of epithelial cell elimination
2024 · Romain Levayer · Current Opinion in Cell Biology · 14
Interfacial tension and growth both contribute to mechanical cell competition
2025 · Léo Valon, Alexis Matamoro-Vidal, et al. · Current Biology · 11
How to be in a good shape? The influence of clone morphology on cell competition
2016 · Romain Levayer, Eduardo Moreno · Communicative & Integrative Biology · 10
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Epithelial cell extrusion at a glance
2025 · Aline Grata, Romain Levayer · Journal of Cell Science · 9
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Works count: 61
Citation count: 2,350
H-index: 19
I10-index: 24
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