Stretching morphogenesis of the roof plate and formation of the central canal.

BACKGROUND: Neurulation is driven by apical constriction of actomyosin cytoskeleton resulting in conversion of the primitive lumen into the central canal in a mechanism driven by F-actin constriction, cell overcrowding and buildup of axonal tracts. The roof plate of the neural tube acts as the dorsa...

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Main Authors: Igor Kondrychyn, Cathleen Teh, Melvin Sin, Vladimir Korzh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3567028?pdf=render