Liquid-crystal organization of liver tissue
H. Morales-Navarrete, H. Nonaka, A. Scholich, F. Segovia-Miranda, W. de Back, K. Meyer, R. L. Bogorad, V. Koteliansky, L. Brusch, Y. Kalaidzidis, F. Julicher, B. M. Friedrich, M. Zerial
The paper reveals that hepatocytes in liver tissue follow a long-range liquid-crystal order, challenging the traditional view of random organization and highlighting bi-directional communication between hepatocytes and sinusoids.
bioRxiv · Dec 13, 2018Biophysics