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Caveolae Protect Notochord Cells against Catastrophic Mechanical Failure during Development.
Current biology : CB - 10 Jul 2017
Lim Ye-Wheen, Lo Harriet P, Ferguson Charles, Martel Nick, Giacomotto Jean, Gomez Guillermo A, Yap Alpha S, Hall Thomas E, Parton Robert G
Abstract excerpt
The embryonic notochord is a flexible structure present during development that serves as scaffold for formation of the vertebrate spine. This rod-like organ is thought to have evolved in non-vertebrate chordates to facilitate locomotion by providing a rigid but flexible midline structure against which the axial muscles can contract. This hydrostatic "skeleton" is exposed to a variety of mechanical forces during...
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