Kate Cavanaugh, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Cardiovascular Research Inst
School of Medicine

Publications (9)

Top publication keywords:
CaveolaeEpitheliumMorphogenesisLightCell ShapeEmbryo ImplantationEndocytosisEmbryo, MammalianOptogeneticsIntercellular JunctionsEpithelial CellsBlastocystAdherens JunctionsMechanotransduction, CellularrhoA GTP-Binding Protein

• Elevated contractility drives implantation failure in mouse embryos from aged females.
  Nature cell biology 2026 Cavanaugh KE, Franco-Oñate MJ, Horsley N, Gokyer D, Atazhanova T, Laird DJ, Oakes PW, Riley JK, Duncan FE, Pavone M, Molé M, Alert R, Weiner OD
• A mechanical origin for implantation defects in embryos from aged females.
  bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 2025 Cavanaugh KE, Franco-Oñate MJ, Laird DJ, Oakes PW, Alert R, Weiner OD
• Force-dependent intercellular adhesion strengthening underlies asymmetric adherens junction contraction.
  Current biology : CB 2022 Cavanaugh KE, Staddon MF, Chmiel TA, Harmon R, Budnar S, Yap AS, Banerjee S, Gardel ML
• Caveolae Spelunking: Exploring a New Modality in Tensional Homeostasis.
  Developmental cell 2020 Cavanaugh KE, Chmiel TA, Gardel ML
• Adaptive viscoelasticity of epithelial cell junctions: from models to methods.
  Current opinion in genetics & development 2020 Cavanaugh KE, Staddon MF, Banerjee S, Gardel ML

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• Optogenetic Control of RhoA to Probe Subcellular Mechanochemical Circuitry.
  Current protocols in cell biology 2020 Cavanaugh KE, Oakes PW, Gardel ML
• RhoA Mediates Epithelial Cell Shape Changes via Mechanosensitive Endocytosis.
  Developmental cell 2019 Cavanaugh KE, Staddon MF, Munro E, Banerjee S, Gardel ML
• Mechanosensitive Junction Remodeling Promotes Robust Epithelial Morphogenesis.
  Biophysical journal 2019 Staddon MF, Cavanaugh KE, Munro EM, Gardel ML, Banerjee S
• High throughput discovery of functional protein modifications by Hotspot Thermal Profiling.
  Nature methods 2019 Huang JX, Lee G, Cavanaugh KE, Chang JW, Gardel ML, Moellering RE