Actomyosin-based Self-organization of cell internalization during C. elegans gastrulation

BMC Biology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pohl, Christian ^a,b   Tiongson, Michael ^a   Moore, Julia L ^a,c   Santella, Anthony ^a   Bao, Zhirong ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Weill Cornell Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

actomyosin; C. elegans; cellular rosette; gastrulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; METAZOA;

MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOTION; CELL POLARITY; CYTOLOGY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDODERM; GASTRULATION; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACTOMYOSIN; ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDODERM; GASTRULATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84870171618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-10-94     Document Type: Article

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