Patterned membrane recycling balances apical and lateral cell surfaces to confine tissue deformation under stretch
Élise Trubuil, Jone Isasti, Lenka Backová, Ignacio Arganda‐Carreras, Jérôme Solon
The paper shows that during Drosophila dorsal closure, apical surface expansion in dorsal cells, regulated by Rab11 and the Dpp/Brinker pathway, confines tissue deformation under stretch.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology