Mélody Cabrera

Dynamic interactions between epithelial skin cells and a sensory cavity sculpt the growing olfactory orifice

The paper studies how epithelial holes grow and shape during olfactory orifice formation in zebrafish by analyzing cell dynamics and tissue interactions.

Laminin gamma1-dependent basement membranes are instrumental to ensure proper olfactory placode shape, position and boundary with the brain, as well as olfactory axon development

This study investigates the role of Laminin gamma1-dependent basement membranes in olfactory placode development and axon guidance in zebrafish.

Actomyosin contractility in olfactory placode neurons opens the skin epithelium to form the nostril

The paper shows that actomyosin contractility in olfactory placode neurons causes the skin epithelium to rupture, forming the nostril in zebrafish.

Intertissue mechanical interactions shape the olfactory circuit in zebrafish

The paper shows that mechanical forces from adjacent eye tissue guide neuronal migration and axon extension in zebrafish olfactory placode development.