Robust ciliary flows protect early Xenopus embryos from pathogens independent of multiciliated cell patterning
Anne Baby, Alice Briole, Ayush Yadav, Isabelle Cheylan, Virginie Thomé, Camille Boutin, Umberto D’Ortona, Annie Viallat, Julien Favier, Étienne Loiseau, Laurent Kodjabachian
The paper investigates how ciliary flows in Xenopus embryos protect against pathogens, showing robustness in pathogen clearance despite variations in MCC distribution.
bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics