Spatiotemporal dynamics of single cell stiffness in the early developing ascidian chordate embryo
Autor: | Yuki Fujii, Wataru C. Koizumi, Taichi Imai, Megumi Yokobori, Tomohiro Matsuo, Kotaro Oka, Kohji Hotta, Takaharu Okajima |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Zdroj: | Communications Biology, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 2399-3642 98293591 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s42003-021-01869-w |
Popis: | Fujii et al. investigate the stiffness of cells in ascidian embryos from the fertilised egg to the stage before gastrulation. They find two types of cell stiffening, occurring during cell division and in the interphase, the latter of which is associated with the Rho kinase pathway. They conclude that the mechanical properties of early embryonic cells are regulated specifically at the single cell level. |
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