Protein Points Cells in the Right Direction for Migrations in Developing Tissues (IMAGE)

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Protein Points Cells in the Right Direction for Migrations in Developing Tissues

Caption

A heat map of the activity of the protein CDC-42 in skin cells of a C. elegans embryo as they undergo an orderly change in position known as dorsal intercalation. Yellow and red indicate high activity at the tips of cells (arrows).

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Elise Walck-Shannon and Jeff Hardin, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison

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