title: Cell shape by coercion: Par1 and aPKC put the squeeze on junctions.
abstract: Epithelial sheets form the basic architectural unit of most tissues and organs. To form complex organs, these sheets are folded and reshaped by cell-shape changes. Reporting recently in Nature, Wang et al. (2012) describe a myosin-independent mechanism that links the regulation of apical-basal polarity to tissue morphogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3280, USA.
authors.forename: Kaelyn D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Sumigray
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peifer