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ArticleBiophysical journal2022

Force measurements of Myosin II waves at the yolk surface during Drosophila dorsal closure.

Lara Selvaggi, Mirco Ackermann, Laurynas Pasakarnis, Damian Brunner, Christof M Aegerter

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  2. The Enigmas of Tissue Closure: Inspiration fromCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lara SelvaggiPhysik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; Department of Molecular Life Science, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Mirco AckermannPhysik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Laurynas PasakarnisDepartment of Molecular Life Science, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Damian BrunnerDepartment of Molecular Life Science, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Christof M AegerterPhysik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; Department of Molecular Life Science, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. Electronic address: aegerter@physik.uzh.ch.
University of Zurich · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanical properties and the forces involved during tissue morphogenesis have been the focus of much research in the last years. Absolute values of forces during tissue closure events have not yet been measured. This is also true for a common force-producing mechanism involving Myosin II waves that results in pulsed cell surface contractions. Our patented magnetic tweezer, CAARMA, integrated into a spinning disk confocal microscope, provides a powerful explorative tool for quantitatively measuring forces during tissue morphogenesis. Here, we used this tool to quantify the in vivo force production of Myosin II waves that we observed at the dorsal surface of the yolk cell in stage 13 Drosophila melanogaster embryos. In addition to providing for the first time to our knowledge quantitative values on an active Myosin-driven force, we elucidated the dynamics of the Myosin II waves by measuring their periodicity in both absence and presence of external perturbations, and we characterized the mechanical properties of the dorsal yolk cell surface.

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DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsAnimalsDrosophila melanogasterEmbryo, NonmammalianMorphogenesisMyosin Type IIDrosophila ProteinsMyosin Type II

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PMID34971619
PMCPMC8822616
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