Gap Junctions in Turing-Type Periodic Feather Pattern Formation

    May 2024 in “ PLoS Biology ”
    Chun-Chih Tseng, Thomas E. Woolley, Ting‐Xin Jiang … Cheng‐Ming Chuong
    Studysummary This study on feather pattern formation in chicken skin found that inhibiting gap junctional intercellular communication can lead to the emergence of new feather buds in specific spatial patterns, suggesting that GJIC may facilitate Turing-type periodic patterning by propagating inhibitory signals over long distances.
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