MBI YT Amnioserosa (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

National University of Singapore

MBI YT Amnioserosa (1 of 2)

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Image of a fruit fly embryo undergoing a process called dorsal closure. The polygon shaped cells undergo dynamic shape changes as they "zip up" to seal the embryo, making these cells ideal for studying cell boundary elongation and contraction. Cell boundaries are labelled with a fluorescent protein (blue-green).

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Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore

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