A self-organized signaling hierarchy patterns the cortex during cell repair
Lila E Hoachlander-Hobby, Alison B. Moe, Tim Liang, Yuming Liu, Adriana E. Golding, Kathryn P McCauley, Trang Thuy Pham, Thomas A Burke, Peter Bieling, Kevin W. Eliceiri, Matthew Larson, William M. Bement
The paper investigates how Rho and Cdc42 signaling zones form and polarize during cell repair in Xenopus oocytes, revealing a self-organized mechanism involving protein recruitment at signaling compartment overlaps.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology