Gastrulation is a fundamental phase of animal embryogenesis during which germ layers are
specified, rearranged, and shaped into a body plan with organ rudiments. Gastrulation …

Collective cell migration is a key process during the development of most organisms. It can
involve either the migration of closely packed mesenchymal cells that make dynamic …

Tissue morphogenesis is driven by local cellular deformations that are powered by
contractile actomyosin networks. How localized forces are transmitted across tissues to …

Primitive streak formation in the chick embryo involves large-scale highly coordinated flows
of more than 100,000 cells in the epiblast. These large-scale tissue flows and deformations …

In this paper we explore the dynamics of a one-dimensional Keller–Segel type model for
chemotaxis incorporating a logistic cell growth term. We demonstrate the capacity of the …

Body axis elongation and segmentation are major morphogenetic events that take place
concomitantly during vertebrate embryonic development. Establishment of the final body …

Multicellular rosettes have recently been appreciated as important cellular intermediates that
are observed during the formation of diverse organ systems. These rosettes are polarized …

Organ morphogenesis is a complex process coordinated by cell specification, epithelial–
mesenchymal interactions and tissue polarity. A striking example is the pattern of regularly …

The vertebrate anteroposterior axis forms through elongation of multiple tissues during
embryogenesis. This process is based on tissue-autonomous mechanisms of force …

The body plan of all higher organisms develops during gastrulation. Gastrulation results
from the integration of cell proliferation, differentiation and migration of thousands of cells. In …