Dorsal Closure (IMAGE)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Dorsal Closure

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The microscope image of the dorsal closure of a fly embryo shows alternating stripes of epithelial cells with aligned microtubule bundles (green) and epithelial cells treated with a microtubule-destroying drug (blue). Labeled in red is the protein actin that lines the border of cells, particularly the amnioserosa cells occupying the eye-shaped opening.

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Damian Brunner/EMBL

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