Image In Response to Tissue Tension Cells Change Their Positions (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Image In Response to Tissue Tension Cells Change Their Positions

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In response to tissue tension, cells change their positions along the direction of tissue stretching. AIP1 and coffilin maintain the structural stability of remodeling junctions and thereby promote directional cell rearrangement.

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Kyoto University iCeMS

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