Actuation enhances patterning in human neural tube organoids

oleh: Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah, Brian Daza, Gregorius Rustandi, Miguel Ángel Berrocal-Rubio, Benjamin Gorissen, Suresh Poovathingal, Kristofer Davie, Jorge Barrasa-Fano, Mar Cóndor, Xuanye Cao, Derek Hadar Rosenzweig, Yunping Lei, Richard Finnell, Catherine Verfaillie, Maurilio Sampaolesi, Peter Dedecker, Hans Van Oosterwyck, Stein Aerts, Adrian Ranga

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01

Deskripsi

Mechanical forces, along with gene regulatory networks and cell-cell signalling, play an important role in the complex organization of tissues. Here the authors describe devices that actively apply mechanical force to developing neural tube, demonstrating that mechanical forces increase growth and enhance patterning.