Actin pushes open a leaky lumen.

Guo, Jia; Shao, Yue · Cell Stem Cell · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Using a human stem cell-based model to understand how the human epiblast forms at the very beginning of implantation, Indana et al.<sup>1</sup> establish a role for pushing forces that are generated by apical actin polymerization and reveal a two-stage, biomechanics-driven lumen growth process underlying epiblast cavity morphogenesis.

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