Tissue spreading reorganises the extracellular matrix to establish the pre-gastrulation avian blastoderm architecture
Lakshmi Balasubramaniam, Kiara H. Y Kok, Venus Sin Yiu Ho, Filomena Gallo, Karin Müller, Fengzhu Xiong
The paper shows that tissue spreading during epiboly in chicken embryos reorganizes the extracellular matrix to establish blastoderm architecture and polarity.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology