Activity-driven extracellular volume expansion drives vertebrate axis elongation
Arthur Michaut, Alessandro Mongera, Anupam Gupta, Oscar A. Tarazona, Mattia Serra, Georgia M. Kefala, Pietro Rigoni, Jong Gwan Lee, Felipe Rivas, Adam R. Hall, L. Mahadevan, Karine Guevorkian, Olivier Pourquié
The paper shows that active tissue expansion, driven by FGF signaling and HA production, propels vertebrate body elongation without relying on cell proliferation.
Current Biology · Jan 28, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology