Deformation of soft dividing cells by tissue tension (VIDEO)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

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An ascidian embryo at the 32-cell stages. The asterisks mark soft cells at the bottom, which enter cell division and orient their division plane perpendicular to the non-dividing cells at the top by which they are pulled and deformed.

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Benoit Godard / IST Austria

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