Large, long range tensile forces drive convergence during Xenopus blastopore closure and body axis elongation
D. R. Shook, R. Keller, L. Davidson, E. M. Kasprowicz
The paper demonstrates that tensile forces from convergent thickening and extension drive blastopore closure in Xenopus, with CT alone sufficient for closure in ventralized embryos.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2018Biophysics