that have critical functionsin maintaining the shape and apical-basal polarity of epithelial cells. Figure 1: The domains and junctions of epithelial cells. Adherens junctions (AJ)contain the most ...

Root apical meristem is the region within the growing root containing meristematic cells. At the heart of the root apical meristem are the cells of the quiescent centre. The mechanisms underlying ...

More information: Marine Maupérin et al, A feedback circuitry involving γ-actin, β-actin and nonmuscle myosin-2 A controls tight junction and apical cortex mechanics, Nature Communications ...

To investigate these apical processes, researchers primarily employ microinjection, where they inject compounds or microorganisms into the interior cavity of the organoid. 4 However, this challenging ...

These changes make the apical membrane - the top of the cell – less stiff and certain constituents of the tight junctions more mobile, without however affecting the barrier formed by these ...