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Actomyosin meshwork mechanosensing enables tissue shape to orient cell force

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Published in 2017 at "Nature Communications"

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15014

Abstract: Sculpting organism shape requires that cells produce forces with proper directionality. Thus, it is critical to understand how cells orient the cytoskeleton to produce forces that deform tissues. During Drosophila gastrulation, actomyosin contraction in ventral… read more here.

Keywords: actomyosin meshwork; shape; tissue shape; force ... See more keywords