Sorting at embryonic boundaries requires high heterotypic interfacial tension
The mechanisms that cause different cells to segregate into distinct tissues are unclear. Here the authors show in Xenopus that formation of a boundary between two tissues is driven by local tension along the interface rather than by global differences in adhesion or cortical contractility.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00146-x |