The protein RhoA coordinates pulses of movement in Caenorhabditis elegans cells.
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In a paper published October 1 in the Journal of Cell Biology, researchers led by Edwin Munro of the University of Chicago report that a protein known as RhoA is key to a process known as pulse contractility in C. elegans, which enables tissues to shape-shift during development.
J.B. Michaux et al., “Excitable RhoA dynamics drive pulsed contractions in the early C. elegans embryo,” J Cell Biol, doi:10.1083/jcb.201806161, 2018.
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