Epithelial Morphogenesis: Size Matters

Barry J Thompson

doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.015

Epithelial Morphogenesis: Size Matters

Dev Cell. 2019 Oct 7;51(1):2-3. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.015.

Author

Barry J Thompson¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU College of Health & Medicine, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2602, Australia. Electronic address: barry.thompson@anu.edu.au.

PMID: 31593650
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.015

Abstract

In this issue of Developmental Cell, Gibson and colleagues (Ramanathan et al., 2019) investigate the relationship between size and shape in epithelial cells. They find that cell size impacts cell shape, with unexpected consequences for epithelial growth and morphogenesis, particularly the clonal dynamics of epithelial cells.

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MeSH terms

Cell Shape
Cell Size
Epithelial Cells*
Epithelium
Morphogenesis