Drosophila heart cell movement to the midline occurs through both cell autonomous migration and dorsal closure
(2014)
Journal Article
Haack, T., Schneider, M., Schwendele, B., & Renault, A. D. (2014). Drosophila heart cell movement to the midline occurs through both cell autonomous migration and dorsal closure. Developmental Biology, 396(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.08.033
The Drosophila heart is a linear organ formed by the movement of bilaterally specified progenitor cells to the midline and adherence of contralateral heart cells. This movement occurs through the attachment of heart cells to the overlying ectoderm wh... Read More about Drosophila heart cell movement to the midline occurs through both cell autonomous migration and dorsal closure.