PUBLICATIONS

Publication highlights

Nature Communications, 2025
doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55510-5

Sánchez-Sánchez BJ, Marcotti S, Salvador-Garcia D, Díaz-de-la-Loza MC, Burki M, Davidson AJ, Wood W, Stramer B.
Moesin integrates cortical and lamellar actin networks during Drosophila macrophage migration

Cells & Development, 2023
​doi.org/10.1016/j.cdev.2023.203883

Díaz-de-la-Loza MC, Stramer B.
​ The extracellular matrix in tissue morphogenesis: No longer a backseat driver

Matrix Biology, 2023
DOI:10.1016/j.matbio.2023.08.004​​

Kenny FN†, Marcotti S†, Belo De Freitas D, Drudi EM, Leech V, Bell RE, Easton J, Díaz-de-la-Loza MC,Fleck R, Allison L, Philippeos C, Manhart A,
Shaw TJ*, Stramer B*.
​†first authors *corresponding authors
Autocrine IL-6 drives cell and extracellular matrix anisotropy in scar fibroblasts

Developmental Cell, 2023
 May 22, 58(10)

​Serna-Morales E†, Sánchez-Sánchez BJ†, Marcotti S†, Bhargava A, Dragu A, Hirvonen LM, Díaz-de-la-Loza MC, Mink M, Cox S, Rayfield E, Lee RM, Hobson CM, Chew T, Stramer B. †first authors
Extracellular matrix assembly stress drives Drosophila central nervous system morphogenesis

Developmental Cell, 2020
Jul 6;54(1):33-42.e9.

Matsubayashi Y†, Sánchez-Sánchez BJ†, Marcotti S, Serna-Morales E, Dragu A, Díaz-de-la-Loza MC, Vizcay-Barrena G, Fleck RA, Stramer B.† first authors
Rapid homeostatic turnover of embryonic ECM during tissue morphogenesis

Nature Cell Biology, 2019
21(11):1370-1381

Yolland L, Burki M, Marcotti S, Luchici A, Kenny FN, Davis JR, Serna-Morales E, Müller J, Sixt M, Davidson A, Wood W, Schumacher LJ, Endres RG, Miodownik M, Stramer B.
Persistent and polarized global actin flow is essential for directionality during cell migration

Current Biology, 2017
27(22):3526-3534

Matsubayashi Y, Louani A, Dragu A, Sanchez-Sanchez B, Serna-Morales E, Yolland L, Gyoergy A, Vizcay G, Fleck R, Heddleston J, Chew T, Siekhaus D, Stramer B.
A moving source of matrix components is essential for de novo basement membrane formation

Cell, 2015
161:361-373

Davis J, Luchici A, Mosis F, Thackery J, Salazar J, Mao M, Dunn G, Betz T, Miodownik M,
Stramer B.
Inter-cellular forces orchestrate contact inhibition of locomotion

Journal of Cell Science, 2015
128:9-13

Stramer B and Dunn G.
Cells on film – the past and future of cinemicroscopy

Development, 2012
139: 4555-4560

Davis J, Huang C, Zanet J, Harrison S, Rosten E, Cox S, Soong D, Dunn G, Stramer B. 
Emergence of embryonic pattern through contact inhibition of locomotion 

Journal of Cell Biology, 2010
189:681-689

Stramer B, Moreira S, Millard T, Evans I, Sabet O, Milner M, Martin P, Wood W.
Clasp mediated microtubule bundling regulates persistent motility and contact repulsion in Drosophila macrophages in vivo

All publications

• Sánchez-Sánchez BJ, Marcotti S, Salvador-Garcia D, Díaz-de-la-Loza MC, Burki M, Davidson AJ, Wood W, Stramer B. (2025). Moesin integrates cortical and lamellar actin networks during Drosophila macrophage migration. Nature Communications. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55510-5

• Stramer B, Sherwood D. (2024). Basement membrane dynamics in living animals: Insights and pitfalls. Viewpoint in Journal of Cell Biology. doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202402113

• Díaz-de-la-Loza MC, Stramer B. (2024). The extracellular matrix in tissue morphogenesis: No longer a backseat driver. Review in Cells & Development. doi.org/10.1016/j.cdev.2023.203883 

• Kenny FN†, Marcotti S†, Belo De Freitas D, Drudi EM, Leech V, Bell RE, Easton J, Díaz-de-la-Loza MC, Fleck R, Allison L, Philippeos C, Manhart A, Shaw TJ*, Stramer B*. (2023). Autocrine IL-6 drives cell and extracellular matrix anisotropy in scar fibroblasts. Matrix Biology. doi.org/10.1016/j.matbio.2023.08.004

• ​Serna-Morales E†, Sánchez-Sánchez BJ†, Marcotti S†, Bhargava A, Dragu A, Hirvonen LM, Díaz-de-la-Loza MC, Mink M, Cox S, Rayfield E, Lee RM, Hobson CM, Chew T, Stramer B. (2023). Extracellular matrix assembly stress drives Drosophila central nervous system morphogenesis. Developmental Cell.  May 22, 58(10) †first authors

• Marcotti S*, Belo de Freitas D, Troughton LD, Kenny FN, Shaw TJ, Stramer B, Oakes PW*. (2021). A workflow for rapid unbiased quantification of fibrillar feature alignment in biological images. Frontiers in Computer Science - Computer Vision. DOI: 10.3389/fcomp.2021.745831. *corresponding authors

• Díaz-de-la-Loza MC, Matsubayashi Y, Stramer B. (2021). Sensing wounds by spilling cellular guts: Damage-associated protease release can initiate tissue repair. Comment in Developmental Cell.  56(15):2137-2139.

• Marcotti S, Sánchez-Sánchez BJ, Serna-Morales E, Dragu A, Díaz-de-la-Loza MC, Matsubayashi Y, Stramer B. (2021). Protocol for intervention-free quantification of protein turnover rate by steady-state modeling. STAR Protocols. DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2021.100377

• Matsubayashi Y†, Sánchez-Sánchez BJ†, Marcotti S, Serna-Morales E, Dragu A, Díaz-de-la-Loza MC, Vizcay-Barrena G, Fleck RA, Stramer B. (2020) Rapid homeostatic turnover of embryonic ECM during tissue morphogenesis. Developmental Cell. Jul 6;54(1):33-42.e9. †first authors

• Yolland L†, Burki M†, Marcotti S, Luchici A, Kenny FN, Davis JR, Serna-Morales E, Müller J, Sixt M, Davidson A, Wood W, Schumacher LJ, Endres RG, Miodownik M, Stramer B. (2019) Persistent and polarized global actin flow is essential for directionality during cell migration. Nat Cell Biol. Nov;21(11):1370-1381.†first authors

• Brayford S, Kenny F, Hiratsuka T, Serna-Morales E, Yolland L, Luchici A, Stramer B. (2019)  Heterotypic contact inhibition of locomotion can drive cell sorting between epithelial and mesenchymal cell populations. J. Cell Science. 132: jcs223974.
  

• Solis-Lemus J, Stramer B, Slabaugh G, Reyes-Aldasoro C. (2019) Macrosight: A novel framework to analyze the shape and movement of interacting macrophages using Matlab.  J. Imaging. 5(1), 17.
  

• Gyoergy A, Roblek M, Ratheesh A, Valoskova K, Belyaeva V, Wachner S, Matsubayashi Y, Sanchez-Sanchez B, Stramer B, Siekhaus D. (2018) Tools allowing independent visualization and genetic manipulation of Drosophila melanogaster macrophages and surrounding tissues. G3. 2;8(3):845-847.
  

•  Solis-Lemus J, Stramer B, Slabaugh G, Reyes-Aldasoro C. (2018) Segmentation and shape analysis of macropahges using anglegram analysis. J. Imaging. 4(1), 2.
  

• Matsubayashi Y, Louani A, Dragu A, Sanchez-Sanchez B, Serna-Morales E, Yolland L, Gyoergy A, Vizcay G, Fleck R, Heddleston J, Chew T, Siekhaus D, Stramer B. (2017) A moving source of matrix components is essential for de novo basement membrane formation. Curr. Biol. 27(22):3526-3534.
  

• Sanchez-Sanchez B, Urbano J, Comber K, Dragu A, Wood W, Stramer B, Martin-Bermudo D. (2017) Drosophila embryonic hemocytes use autocrine laminins to strengthen their migratory response. Cell Rep. 21(6):1461-1470.
  

• Pean C, Schiebler m, Tan S, Sharrock J, Kierdorf K, Brown K, Maserumule M, Menezes S, Pilatova M, Bronda K, Guermonprez P, Stramer B, Andres F, Dionne M. (2017) Regulation of phagocyte triglyceride by a STAT-ATG2 pathway controls mycobacterial infection.  Nat. Commun. 8:14642.
  

• Stramer B and Mayor R. (2016) Mechanisms and in vivo functions of contact inhibition of locomotion.  Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 18 (1) pp. 43-55.

• Villari G, Jays A, Zanet J, Fitch B, Serrels B, Frame M, Stramer B, Goult B, Parsons M.  (2015) A direct interaction between fascinating and microtubules contributes to adhesion dynamics and cell migration.  J. Cell Sci. 128:4601-14.
  

• Davis J, Luchici A, Mosis F, Thackery J, Salazar J, Mao M, Dunn G, Betz T, Miodownik M, Stramer B. (2015) Inter-cellular forces orchestrate contact inhibition of locomotion. Cell. 161:361-373.
  

• Rzeniewicz K, Newe A, Gallardo R, Davis J, Holt M, Patel A, Charras G, Stramer B, Molenaar C, Tedder T, Parsons M, Ivetic A. (2015) L-selectin shedding is activated specifically within transmigrating pseudopods of monocytes to regulate cell polarity in vitro. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 112:1461-1470.
  

• Stramer B and Dunn G. (2015) Cells on film – the past and future of cinemicroscopy. J. Cell Sci. 128:9-13.

• Stramer B and Dionne M. (2014) Unraveling tissue repair immune responses in flies. Seminars in Immunology.  26:310-314.

• Stramer B, Dunn G, Mayor R. (2013) Rediscovering contact inhibition in the embryo.  J. Microscopy. 251:206-211.

• Davis J, Huang C, Zanet J, Harrison S, Rosten E, Cox S, Soong D, Dunn G, Stramer B.  (2012)  Emergence of embryonic pattern through contact inhibition of locomotion.  Development. 139: 4555-4560.
  

• Zanet J, Jayo A, Plaza S, Millard T, Parsons M, Stramer B. (2012)  Fascin promotes filopodia formation independent of its role in actin-bundling.  Journal of Cell Biology. 197:477-486.

• Stramer B, Moreira S, Millard T, Evans I, Sabet O, Milner M, Martin P, Wood W.  (2010)  Clasp mediated microtubule bundling regulates persistent motility and contact repulsion in Drosophila macrophages in vivo.  Journal of Cell Biology. 189:681-689.   

• Moreira S, Stramer B, Evans I, Wood W, Martin P.  (2010)  Prioritization of competing damage and developmental signals by migrating macrophages in the Drosophila embryo.  Current Biology. 20(5) 464-70.

• Evans I, Zanet J, Wood W, Stramer B.  (2010)  Live imaging of Drosophila melanogaster embryonic hemocyte migrations.  J. Vis. Exp  Feb 12;(36) 1696.
  

• Stramer B and Wood W. (2009)  Inflammation and wound healing in Drosophila. Methods in Molecular Biology. 571; 137-49.

• Zanet J, Stramer B, Millard T, Martin P, Payre F, and Plaza S.  (2009)  Fascin is required for blood cell polarity and migration during Drosophila embryogenesis.  Development. 136 (15):2557-65.
  

• Stramer B, Winfield M, Shaw T, Millard T, Woolner S, and Martin P.  (2008) Gene induction following wounding of wild-type versus macrophage-deficient Drosophila embryos. Embo Reports.  9(5):465-471.

• Stramer B, Wood W, Galko M, Redd M, Jacinto A, Parkhurst S, and Martin P. (2005) Live imaging of wound inflammation in Drosophila  embryos reveals key roles for small GTPases during in vivo cell migration. Journal of Cell Biology. 168:567-573.