Cell autonomous expression of perlecan and plasticity of cell shape in embryonic muscle of Caenorhabditis elegans
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The parameters necessary to the formation of the body wall muscle in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans includes the cell autonomous expression of perlecan, a component of the extracellular matrix. A polyclonal antibody first detected perlecan at the comma stage of muscle development, wherein, muscle cells exhibited morphological flexibility to be able to compensate for missing cells and alterations in tissue composition, and to form a functional quadrant.
Publication Name: Developmental Biology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0012-1606
Year: 1996
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Global cell sorting is mediated by local cell-cell interactions in the C. elegans embryo
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A study to understand the cell sorting mechanism that promotes pattern formation during morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos is presented. Cell movements in the embryo are guided by cell-cell interactions.
Publication Name: Developmental Biology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0012-1606
Year: 2006
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