Organogenesis: Cell death matters in size and shape regulation.

Curr Biol

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address:

Published: January 2024

Anisotropic growth and large-scale morphogenetic movements contribute to the final size and shape of the adult Drosophila wing. A new study unravels an unexpected contribution of cell death, which follows a spatial and temporal pattern, to the growth of the wing and the acquisition of its elongated shape.

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