Unconventional Functions of Muscles in Planarian Regeneration

Muscles are traditionally considered in the context of force generation. Scimone et al. (2017), reporting in Nature, now examine muscles in a developmental setting and find unexpected roles for distinct planarian muscle fibers. The authors show that muscles provide patterning signals to promote rege...

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Published in:Developmental cell 2017-12, Vol.43 (6), p.657-658
Main Authors: Cutie, Stephen, Hoang, Alison T., Payumo, Alexander Y., Huang, Guo N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Body Patterning - physiology
Cell Differentiation - physiology
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal - physiology
Muscles - physiology
Planarians - physiology
Regeneration - physiology
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Summary:Muscles are traditionally considered in the context of force generation. Scimone et al. (2017), reporting in Nature, now examine muscles in a developmental setting and find unexpected roles for distinct planarian muscle fibers. The authors show that muscles provide patterning signals to promote regeneration and guide tissue growth after injury. Muscles are traditionally considered in the context of force generation. Scimone et al. (2017), reporting in Nature, now examine muscles in a developmental setting and find unexpected roles for distinct planarian muscle fibers. The authors show that muscles provide patterning signals to promote regeneration and guide tissue growth after injury.
ISSN:1534-5807
1878-1551
DOI:10.1016/j.devcel.2017.12.006