Application of 3D MAPs pipeline identifies the morphological sequence chondrocytes undergo and the regulatory role of GDF5 in this process

Inability to image large numbers of growth plate chondrocytes while retaining their spatial context during analysis has hindered the study of bone development. Here, the authors present a pipeline called 3D MAPs and use it to uncover morphogenic behaviors and growth strategies in normal bones as well as aberrations in Gdf5 KO bones.