A 3D cell shape that enables tube formation.
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Abstract
Sheets of cells called epithelia can curve into tubes in embryos. Modelling and in vivo observations reveal that cells in the tube adopt an asymmetric cell shape dubbed scutoid, contrary to some previous assumptions.
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Biophysics, Developmental biology, Cell Shape, Epithelium, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors, Morphogenesis
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Nature
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0028-0836
1476-4687
1476-4687
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561
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Wellcome Trust (099234/Z/12/Z)
Isaac Newton Trust (Minute 1523(k))
Wellcome Trust (207553/Z/17/Z)
Isaac Newton Trust (Minute 1523(k))
Wellcome Trust (207553/Z/17/Z)