A Radial Actin Network in Apical Constriction

ISSN
1878-1551
1534-5807
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Lv, Zhiyi
DOI
10.1016/j.devcel.2016.10.017
Abstract
Contractile actomyosin networks are central to cell shape change, rearrangements, and migration during animal tissue morphogenesis. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Coravos and Martin (2016) report that the actin network is radially polarized in apically constricting cells, suggesting a constriction model similar to the contraction mechanism in muscle sarcomeres.