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abstract:
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text: As developing tissues grow in size and undergo morphogenetic changes, their
material properties may be altered. Such changes result from tension dynamics
at cell contacts or cellular jamming. Yet, in many cases, the cellular mechanisms
controlling the physical state of growing tissues are unclear. We found that at
early developmental stages, the epithelium in the developing mouse spinal cord
maintains both high junctional tension and high fluidity. This is achieved via
a mechanism in which interkinetic nuclear movements generate cell area dynamics
that drive extensive cell rearrangements. Over time, the cell proliferation rate
declines, effectively solidifying the tissue. Thus, unlike well-studied jamming
transitions, the solidification uncovered here resembles a glass transition that
depends on the dynamical stresses generated by proliferation and differentiation.
Our finding that the fluidity of developing epithelia is linked to interkinetic
nuclear movements and the dynamics of growth is likely to be relevant to multiple
developing tissues.
acknowledgement: 'We thank S. Hippenmeyer for the reagents and C. P. Heisenberg, J.
Briscoe and K. Page for comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by IST
Austria; the European Research Council under Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme grant no. 680037 and Horizon Europe grant 101044579 (A.K.); Austrian Science
Fund (FWF): F78 (Stem Cell Modulation) (A.K.); ISTFELLOW postdoctoral program (A.S.);
Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Poland SONATA, 2017/26/D/NZ2/00454 (M.Z.); and the Polish
National Agency for Academic Exchange (M.Z.).'
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author:
- first_name: Laura
full_name: Bocanegra, Laura
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last_name: Bocanegra
- first_name: Amrita
full_name: Singh, Amrita
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last_name: Singh
- first_name: Edouard B
full_name: Hannezo, Edouard B
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last_name: Hannezo
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- first_name: Marcin P
full_name: Zagórski, Marcin P
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last_name: Zagórski
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- first_name: Anna
full_name: Kicheva, Anna
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last_name: Kicheva
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citation:
ama: Bocanegra L, Singh A, Hannezo EB, Zagórski MP, Kicheva A. Cell cycle dynamics
control fluidity of the developing mouse neuroepithelium. Nature Physics.
2023;19:1050-1058. doi:10.1038/s41567-023-01977-w
apa: Bocanegra, L., Singh, A., Hannezo, E. B., Zagórski, M. P., & Kicheva, A.
(2023). Cell cycle dynamics control fluidity of the developing mouse neuroepithelium.
Nature Physics. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-01977-w
chicago: Bocanegra, Laura, Amrita Singh, Edouard B Hannezo, Marcin P Zagórski, and
Anna Kicheva. “Cell Cycle Dynamics Control Fluidity of the Developing Mouse Neuroepithelium.”
Nature Physics. Springer Nature, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-01977-w.
ieee: L. Bocanegra, A. Singh, E. B. Hannezo, M. P. Zagórski, and A. Kicheva, “Cell
cycle dynamics control fluidity of the developing mouse neuroepithelium,” Nature
Physics, vol. 19. Springer Nature, pp. 1050–1058, 2023.
ista: Bocanegra L, Singh A, Hannezo EB, Zagórski MP, Kicheva A. 2023. Cell cycle
dynamics control fluidity of the developing mouse neuroepithelium. Nature Physics.
19, 1050–1058.
mla: Bocanegra, Laura, et al. “Cell Cycle Dynamics Control Fluidity of the Developing
Mouse Neuroepithelium.” Nature Physics, vol. 19, Springer Nature, 2023,
pp. 1050–58, doi:10.1038/s41567-023-01977-w.
short: L. Bocanegra, A. Singh, E.B. Hannezo, M.P. Zagórski, A. Kicheva, Nature Physics
19 (2023) 1050–1058.
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date_created: 2023-04-16T22:01:09Z
date_published: 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-04-27T22:30:57Z
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doi: 10.1038/s41567-023-01977-w
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