Developmental BiologyThe Journal of Cell BiologyPeer-reviewed
Mechanical competition alters the cellular interpretation of an endogenous genetic programme
Sourabh Bhide, Denisa Gombalova, Gregor Mönke…·Maria Leptin
The paper shows that mechanical competition influences cell behavior during Drosophila gastrulation, with stretching cells exhibiting non-linear mechanical properties despite sharing the same genetic program as constricting neighbors.
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