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Shaping the heart with mechanosensitive shrinking cells
Svana Rogalla1, Guillermo Bengoetxea1, Jérôme Solon2
1Instituto Biofisika (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
Developmental Cell
|March 15, 2022
Abstract:
Dramatic shape changes occur during heart morphogenesis to build a functional organ. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Vignes et al. show that formation of the cardiac valve during zebrafish heart development is associated with a decrease in cellular volume that is regulated by heart mechanics and hyaluronic acid.
