... roles in ECM morphogenesis in other systems, especially in formation or adjustment of intricate skeletal structures. The morphology of the cuticle, as well as how it develops, correlated well with cell shape changes ( Fig. 5K ). This suggested either that the cell-shape changes govern...

... in target recognition and identifying escargot as a key regulator of cell adhesion and motility in tracheal morphogenesis. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: shayashi@lab.nig.ac.jp ) 16 09 1996 © 1996 by Company of Biologists 1996 epithelium fusion cell shape change filopodium...

... gastrulation apical constriction cell shape change Non-muscle cytoplasmic myosins have been identified in eukaryotes throughout phylogeny. Presumably, they participate in such diverse cellular motilities as intracellular vesicle movement, cytoplasmic streaming, cell surface receptor capping...