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ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology2022

Hydrostatic pressure as a driver of cell and tissue morphogenesis.

Mayank Chugh, Akankshi Munjal, Sean G Megason

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Review in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Flow-driven lumen remodeling and valve opening in the vas deferens.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  3. Mechanics of compression-driven morphogenesis.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2026
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  4. The role of geometry in morphogenesis.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2026
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  8. Extracellular Matrix Viscoelasticity Regulates Mammary Branching Morphogenesis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  11. Regulation of epithelial tissue homeostasis by active transepithelial transport.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  18. The Rise of Mechanobiology for Advanced Cell Engineering and Manufacturing.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mayank ChughDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: mayank_chugh@hms.harvard.edu.
Akankshi MunjalDepartment of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Nanaline Duke Building, 307 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: akankshi.munjal@duke.edu.
Sean G MegasonDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: sean_megason@hms.harvard.edu.

Funding

Microscope purchase for R01 Dynamic regulatory mechanisms of robust pattern formation in the neural tubeR01GM107733 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI MEGASON, SEAN G · 2015 to 2022
$2.8M
The mechanism of inner ear pressure homeostasis by the endolymphatic sacR01DC015478 · NIDCD · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI MEGASON, SEAN G · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
Identifying the role of dynamic ECM-derived forces in zebrafish semicircular canal morphogenesisR00HD098918 · NICHD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI MUNJAL, AKANKSHI · 2022 to 2024
$720k
NICHD NIH HHS R00 HD098918NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC015478NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM107733
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Morphogenesis, the process by which tissues develop into functional shapes, requires coordinated mechanical forces. Most current literature ascribes contractile forces derived from actomyosin networks as the major driver of tissue morphogenesis. Recent works from diverse species have shown that pressure derived from fluids can generate deformations necessary for tissue morphogenesis. In this review, we discuss how hydrostatic pressure is generated at the cellular and tissue level and how the pressure can cause deformations. We highlight and review findings demonstrating the mechanical roles of pressures from fluid-filled lumens and viscous gel-like components of the extracellular matrix. We also emphasise the interactions and mechanochemical feedbacks between extracellular pressures and tissue behaviour in driving tissue remodelling. Lastly, we offer perspectives on the open questions in the field that will further our understanding to uncover new principles of tissue organisation during development.

Indexed as

ActomyosinHydrostatic PressureMorphogenesisViscosityActomyosinEpithelial fluid transportEpithelial lumenHyaluronanHydrostatic pressureMechanochemical feedbackTissue morphogenesis

Identifiers

PMID35534334
PMCPMC9529827

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