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. 2010 Jan;12(1):5-7.
doi: 10.1038/ncb0110-5.

Tensions divide

Adam C Martin, Eric F Wieschaus

Tensions divide

Adam C Martin et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

During development, proliferating cells are organized into compartments with boundaries across which cells fail to intermix. Compartment boundaries are often attributed to differential cell-cell adhesion between separate compartments. However, tension generated by actomyosin cables at boundaries can also function as a barrier that prevents cell mixing.

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