An actomyosin-based barrier inhibits cell mixing at compartmental boundaries in Drosophila embryos
An actomyosin-based barrier inhibits cell mixing at compartmental boundaries in Drosophila embryos
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The molecular and cellular mechanisms that keep cells apart at compartment boundaries remain unclear. In early Drosophila embryos, cells transiently invade neighbouring compartments, but an actomyosin-based barrier formed of cable-like structures pushes them back into their compartment of origin, in mitotically active epidermis.
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An actomyosin-based barrier inhibits cell mixing at compartmental boundaries in Drosophila embryos
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4016768
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4016768
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1465-7392
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1476-4679
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10.1038/ncb2005
