A neural crest cell isotropic-to-nematic phase transition in the developing mammalian gut
Chevalier et al. report that enteric neural crest cells transit during fetal development from an isotropic cell network to a square grid concomitantly with circular smooth muscle differentiation. They propose that smoothmuscle associated extracellular matrix drives this reorientation transition.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Communications Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02333-5 |