Crisscross multilayering of cell sheets
T. Sarkar, V. Yashunsky, L. Brezin, C. B. Mercader, T. Aryaksama, M. Lacroix, T. Risler, J.-F. Joanny, P. Silberzan
The paper shows that bilayering of myoblasts results from contractile active nematic organization and apical ECM secretion, leading to perpendicular cell layering.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2021Biophysics