Emergence of periodic circumferential actin cables from the anisotropic fusion of actin nanoclusters during tubulogenesis

Abstract The periodic circumferential cytoskeleton supports various tubular tissues. Radial expansion of the tube lumen causes anisotropic tensile stress, which can be exploited as a geometric cue. However, the molecular machinery linking anisotropy to robust circumferential patterning is poorly und...

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Main Authors: Sayaka Sekine, Mitsusuke Tarama, Housei Wada, Mustafa M. Sami, Tatsuo Shibata, Shigeo Hayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44684-z