Mechanical Forces Across Compartments Coordinate Cell Shape and Fate Transitions to Generate Tissue Architecture
February 2024
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Nature cell biology
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hair follicle placodes mechanical forces contractile activities proliferative activities proteolytic activities epithelial compartments mesenchymal compartments polarized myosin activity fibroblast contractions matrix metalloproteinases basement membrane remodeling tissue fluidification placode invagination cell-autonomous forces extrinsic contractile forces Myh9 gene myosin-IIA hair follicle myosin fibroblasts MMPs
Studysummary In this research, the authors identify coordinated mechanical forces as crucial for hair follicle development in mammals, with contractile, proliferative, and proteolytic activities facilitating the formation and sectioning of epithelial structures crucial for forming a functional tissue.
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