Death drags down the neighbourhood

• Claudia G. Vasquez ; Martin, Adam C. ^[1]
  1. [1] Massachusetts Institute of Technology

     Massachusetts Institute of Technology

     City of Cambridge, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Nature: International weekly journal of science, ISSN 0028-0836, Vol. 518, Nº 7538, 2015, págs. 171-173
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • An analysis of dying cells reveals that they play an active part in modifying tissue shape by pulling on neighbouring cells. This induces neighbouring cells to contract at their apices, which results in tissue folding.