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morphogenesis of an epithelial fold

Known as: epithelial folding, folding of an epithelial sheet 
The morphogenetic process in which an epithelial sheet bends along a linear axis. [GOC:dph]
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2018
2018
Suppression of epithelial folding at actomyosin-enriched compartment boundaries downstream of Wingless signalling in Drosophila
ABSTRACT Epithelial folding shapes embryos and tissues during development. Here, we investigate the coupling between epithelial… Expand
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2018
2018
Epithelial folding in the morphogenesis of the colonial marine hydrozoan, Dynamena pumila
Epithelial folding (EF) is a fundamental morphogenetic process that can be observed in the development of many organisms ranging… Expand
2017
2017
A homeostatic apical microtubule network shortens cells for epithelial folding via a basal polarity shift
Epithelial folding is typically driven by localized actomyosin contractility. However, it remains unclear how epithelia deform… Expand
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2017
2017
Epithelial Folding Driven by Apical or Basal-Lateral Modulation: Geometric Features, Mechanical Inference, and Boundary Effects.
During embryonic development, epithelial sheets fold into complex structures required for tissue and organ functions. Although… Expand
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Quantitative 4D analyses of epithelial folding during Drosophila gastrulation
Understanding the cellular and mechanical processes that underlie the shape changes of individual cells and their collective… Expand
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Differential positioning of adherens junctions is associated with initiation of epithelial folding
During tissue morphogenesis, simple epithelial sheets undergo folding to form complex structures. The prevailing model underlying… Expand
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Review
2010
Review
2010
Unit operations of tissue development: epithelial folding.
The development of multicellular organisms relies on a small set of construction techniques-assembly, sculpting, and folding-that… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A Rho GTPase Signaling Pathway Is Used Reiteratively in Epithelial Folding and Potentially Selects the Outcome of Rho Activation
A single Rho GTPase family member is capable of initiating several different processes, including cell cycle regulation… Expand
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Neurulation and the cortical tractor model for epithelial folding.
We present here a new model for epithelial morphogenesis, which we call the 'cortical tractor model'. This model assumes that the… Expand
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Review
1985
Review
1985
Mechanisms of Epithelial Invagination
  • C. Ettensohn
  • The Quarterly Review of Biology
  • 1985
    • Corpus ID: 10354204
This review is concerned with the mechanical forces that cause epithelial sheets to invaginate during morphogenesis. Interest in… Expand
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