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The contractile myoepithelial cells of the Caenorhabditis elegans somatic gonad are stretched by oocyte entry and subsequently contract to expel the fertilized embryo into the uterus. Formation of aligned, parallel… Click to show full abstract
The contractile myoepithelial cells of the Caenorhabditis elegans somatic gonad are stretched by oocyte entry and subsequently contract to expel the fertilized embryo into the uterus. Formation of aligned, parallel actomyosin bundles during the first ovulation is triggered by oocyte entry and regulated by myosin contractility.
Keywords:
myosin activity;
drives actomyosin;
activity drives;
formation;
cells caenorhabditis;
caenorhabditis elegans
Journal Title: Molecular Biology of the Cell
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Molecular Biology of the Cell
Year Published: 2017
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