Abstract
New work in Caenorhabditis elegans shows that during embryogenesis endodermal cells interact with and regulate primordial germ cells by actively excising and digesting germ cell lobes. Endodermal cells utilize proteins linked to endocytosis to perform this unique ‘cannibalistic’ process.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | R68-R70 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 23 2017 |