Microtubule disassembly by caspases is an important rate-limiting step of cell extrusion

Using the Drosophila pupal notum, the authors demonstrate that the disassembly of microtubules by effector caspases initiate cell extrusion independently of actomyosin regulation, thus providing insights into how caspases orchestrate dying epithelial cell expulsion.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexis Villars, Alexis Matamoro-Vidal, Florence Levillayer, Romain Levayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31266-8
Description
Summary:Using the Drosophila pupal notum, the authors demonstrate that the disassembly of microtubules by effector caspases initiate cell extrusion independently of actomyosin regulation, thus providing insights into how caspases orchestrate dying epithelial cell expulsion.
ISSN:2041-1723