La mecánica auto-organizada del tejido subyace a la regulación embrionaria

Paolo Caldarelli1,2, Alexander Chamolly1,3, Aurélien Villedieu1

  • 1Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Department, Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, CNRS UMR3738, Paris, France.

Nature
|September 11, 2024
PubMed
Resumen

Las fuerzas mecánicas impulsan la autoorganización en el desarrollo temprano del embrión. Estas fuerzas regulan los patrones de tejido y la expresión génica, asegurando la formación de embriones robustos y permitiendo que se formen múltiples embriones después de las perturbaciones.

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