title: Oogenesis: matrix revolutions.
abstract: The mechanism of egg-chamber elongation during Drosophila oogenesis has always been mysterious. A new study shows that the egg chambers spin around their long axis laying down polarised extracellular matrix, which acts as a molecular corset to restrict radial expansion.
authors.affiliation: The Gurdon Institute and the Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bastock
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: St Johnston
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D048430:Cell Shape / Q000502:physiology*; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D009866:Oogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012399:Rotation; D015053:Zygote / Q000378:metabolism*