Convergent extension Using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos
Tada M, Heisenberg C-PJ. 2012. Convergent extension Using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos. Development. 139(21), 3897–3904.
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Tada, Masazumi;
Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp ISTA 
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Abstract
Body axis elongation represents a common and fundamental morphogenetic process in development. A key mechanism triggering body axis elongation without additional growth is convergent extension (CE), whereby a tissue undergoes simultaneous narrowing and extension. Both collective cell migration and cell intercalation are thought to drive CE and are used to different degrees in various species as they elongate their body axis. Here, we provide an overview of CE as a general strategy for body axis elongation and discuss conserved and divergent mechanisms underlying CE among different species.
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2012-11-01
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Development
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Company of Biologists
Acknowledgement
M.T. is supported by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and Royal Society and C.-P.H. by the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
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139
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21
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3897 - 3904
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Tada M, Heisenberg C-PJ. Convergent extension Using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos. Development. 2012;139(21):3897-3904. doi:10.1242/dev.073007
Tada, M., & Heisenberg, C.-P. J. (2012). Convergent extension Using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos. Development. Company of Biologists. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.073007
Tada, Masazumi, and Carl-Philipp J Heisenberg. “Convergent Extension Using Collective Cell Migration and Cell Intercalation to Shape Embryos.” Development. Company of Biologists, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.073007.
M. Tada and C.-P. J. Heisenberg, “Convergent extension Using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos,” Development, vol. 139, no. 21. Company of Biologists, pp. 3897–3904, 2012.
Tada M, Heisenberg C-PJ. 2012. Convergent extension Using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos. Development. 139(21), 3897–3904.
Tada, Masazumi, and Carl-Philipp J. Heisenberg. “Convergent Extension Using Collective Cell Migration and Cell Intercalation to Shape Embryos.” Development, vol. 139, no. 21, Company of Biologists, 2012, pp. 3897–904, doi:10.1242/dev.073007.
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