Mechanical strain focusing at topological defect sites in regenerating Hydra
Yonit Maroudas-Sacks, S. Suganthan, Liora Garion, Yael Ascoli-Abbina, Ariel Westfried, Noam Dori, Iris Pasvinter, Marko A. Popovic, Kinneret Keren
This study shows mechanical strain focuses at topological defects during Hydra regeneration, promoting head organizer formation through a feedback loop involving Wnt signaling and biophysical modeling.
Development · Feb 15, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics