Extracellular matrix defects destabilise apical cytoarchitecture and mechanical properties during early Down syndrome neurodevelopment
Teresa P. Silva, Ekaterina R. Iijima, Ioakeim Ampartzidis, Grace Cooksley, Blanca Sanchez Paya, Ekin Ucuncu, Daniel Holder, Imogen Smith, James Smith, Giovanni Giuseppe Giobbe, Paolo De Coppi, Kathleen J. Millen, Jonathan D. W. Clarke, Frederick J. Livesey, Nicholas D. E. Greene, , Paula Alexandre
This study shows that ECM defects in Down syndrome neurodevelopment cause apical cytoarchitecture and mechanical property instability in neural stem cell models.
bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology