Epithelial morphogenesis: apoptotic forces drive cell shape changes.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Studying how cells produce and transmit forces that drive morphogenesis is critical to understanding organismal development. A new paper by Monier et al. (2015) identifies an apicobasal actomyosin cable that characterizes apoptotic cells and contributes force(s) for cell sheet bending.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kiehart, DP
Published Date
- March 2015
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 32 / 5
Start / End Page
- 532 - 533
PubMed ID
- 25758861
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC4494740
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1878-1551
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1534-5807
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.devcel.2015.02.020
Language
- eng