Gastrulation: cell polarity comes full circle.
The bending and internalization of tissues during embryonic development is a conserved process driven by dramatic cell-shape changes. A recent study details the molecules required for mesoderm internalization in Drosophila and their unique spatial localization pattern.
Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G9, Canada.
Miranda V
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Hunter
Rodrigo
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Fernandez-Gonzalez
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