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Heidi L. van de Wouw

Georgia Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-2115-6325Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Arthur BoutilloniD· 1 shared Claudia Froeb· 1 shared Deniz ConkariD· 1 shared Ellen M. SletteniD· 1 shared Jesse V. VeenvlietiD· 1 shared Johannes R Soltwedel· 1 shared Marc Trani BustosiD· 1 shared Otger CampàsiD· 1 shared

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Tissue surface mechanics constrains proliferation-driven forces to guide mammalian body axis elongation

Marc Trani Bustos, Ryan G. Savill, Arthur Boutillon, Petr Pospíšil, Deniz Conkar, Claudia Froeb, Johannes R Soltwedel, Heidi L. van de Wouw, Ellen M. Sletten, Jesse V. Veenvliet, Otger Campàs

This study shows that mammalian body axis elongation is driven by a posterior actin cap that constrains cell proliferation forces, differing from other vertebrates.

bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics