Morphogenesis in Kyoto: a confluence of cell and developmental biology.
Understanding morphogenesis is the ultimate multidisciplinary (ad)venture. Three-dimensional tissues are generated from the actions of genes, biochemical pathways, and cells that form multicellular networks and interact with their biomechanical environment. A comprehensive explanation of morphogenetic processes must encompass these different levels of analysis. A recent meeting in Kyoto on "Building the Body Plan: How Cell Adhesion, Signaling, and Cytoskeletal Regulation Shape Morphogenesis" highlighted recent advances in tackling this challenging problem.
Zallen
Jennifer A
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Developmental Biology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA. zallenj@mskcc.org
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D003585:Cell Biology; D002465:Cell Movement; D002477:Cells; D015509:Developmental Biology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009024:Morphogenesis; D015398:Signal Transduction