Forces of Change: Mechanics Underlying Formation of Functional 3D Organ Buds.

Wrighton, Paul J; Kiessling, Laura L · Cell Stem Cell · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

3D organ buds that can recapitulate organ function have myriad applications for regenerative and personalized medicine. Here, Takebe et al. (2015) describe a generalized method for organ bud formation, demonstrating that mechanosensitive mesenchymal stem cells drive condensation of heterotypic cell mixtures to create buds from diverse organs.

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