Epithelial Packing: Even the Best of Friends Must Part

Celeste M. Nelson

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.08.055

Epithelial Packing: Even the Best of Friends Must Part

Celeste M. Nelson

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Abstract

Textbooks commonly describe epithelia as tissues composed of regular arrays of prism-shaped cells. A recent study combining mathematical modeling with quantitative imaging has uncovered the scutoid, a new shape that is necessary for epithelial cells to pack into curved tissues. Textbooks commonly describe epithelia as tissues composed of regular arrays of prism-shaped cells. A recent study combining mathematical modeling with quantitative imaging has uncovered the scutoid, a new shape that is necessary for epithelial cells to pack into curved tissues.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R1197-R1200
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	28
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.08.055
State	Published - Oct 22 2018

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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Epithelial Packing: Even the Best of Friends Must Part

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