Worm development: Push not pull in gonad morphogenesis.

Authors :: Cram EJ
Source :: Current biology : CB [Curr Biol] 2022 Oct 10; Vol. 32 (19), pp. R1007-R1009.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: How does tissue elongation occur? A recent paper identifies a new mechanism: elongation of the Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodite gonad is driven by pressure from proliferating germ cells confined within a tube. The distal tip cell, which caps the tube, remodels the extracellular matrix and adjusts cell-matrix adhesion to guide the way.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of interests The author declares no competing interests.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)