Publication in Developmental Cell for Baum Lab
Myosin II Controls Junction Fluctuations to Guide Epithelial Tissue Ordering
Curran et al, Developmental Cell,
Highlights from the article:
   •   Fluctuations in junction length cause neighbor exchange events without morphogenesis
   •   The variance in junction tension determines how actomyosin influences T1 rates
   •   Globally increasing junctional actomyosin levels inhibits neighbor exchange
   •   A developmental increase in isotropic junction tension refines cellular packing
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