ERC Starting Grant · 2023
Coupling morphogen dynamics with mechanics in the control of form and pattern
Embryogenesis entails both the generation of cell type diversity and large-scale morphogenetic movements sculpting the forming body axes. How patterning and morphogenesis are each individually controlled is increasingly understood, yet how these fundamental processes are coordinated remains an open question in biology. My recent work in zebrafish gastrulation, a crucial developmental stage where the germ layers are specified and shaped, provided a conceptual framework for how patterning and morphogenesis can be coupled by morphogen signalling. However, how a small set of highly conserved morphogens mechanistically controls a striking diversity of biological functions across many…
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