Coordination of Cell Polarity during Xenopus Gastrulation

Cell polarity is an essential feature of animal cells contributing to morphogenesis. During Xenopus gastrulation, it is known that chordamesoderm cells are polarized and intercalate each other allowing anterior-posterior elongation of the embryo proper by convergent extension (CE). Although it is we...

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Main Authors: Shindo, Asako, Yamamoto, Takamasa S., Ueno, Naoto
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2008
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2223072/