Localized cell shape change initiates epithelial folding, while neighboring cell invagination determines the final depth of an epithelial fold. The mechanism that controls the extent of invagination remains unknown. During Drosophila gastrulation, a higher number of cells undergo invagination to form the deep posterior dorsal fold, whereas far fewer cells become incorporated into the initially ...

The societies of group-living carnivores that neither hunt nor interact cooperatively may arise due to ecological drivers and/or constraints. In this study we evaluate whether group-living may be intrinsically associated with fossoriality; a link that is well supported in other taxa, but hitherto under-evaluated in the Carnivora. We make two over-arching predictions: (i) that fossoriality will ...

introduction: tomographical maps from the serial sections for light microscopy were prepared and reconstructed by autocad software. materials and methods: in this study, the three-dimensional reconstruction method was used and the following results were obtained (see below). results: 1) the surface ectodermal epithelium was thick and invaginated. 2) the invagination of surface ectodemal epithel...

During embryonic development of many organisms, the movement and folding of epithelial layers give rise to a variety of tissues and organs. Epithelial invagination is a morphogenetic movement by which the epithelium folds inward through a process involving individual cell shape changes (reviewed by Ettensohn, 1985; Fristrom, 1988). Several general models have been proposed to explain how an epi...

During embryonic development of many organisms, the movement and folding of epithelial layers give rise to a variety of tissues and organs. Epithelial invagination is a morphogenetic movement by which the epithelium folds inward through a process involving individual cell shape changes (reviewed by Ettensohn, 1985; Fristrom, 1988). Several general models have been proposed to explain how an epi...

Co-occurrence of a talon cusp and double dens invaginatus is an extremely rare developmental dental anomaly. This case report represents a talon cusp with two dens invaginatus on a maxillary right lateral incisor. Early identification is needed for prevention of potential problems on the affected or opposing tooth.

We report electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid using monometallic and bimetallic dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles (DENs). The results indicate that the Au147@Pt DENs exhibit better electrocatalytic activity and low CO formation. Theoretical calculations attribute the observed activity to the deformation of nanoparticle structure, slow dehydration of formic acid, and weak binding of CO ...

Dens invaginations are a rare developmental defect most commonly affecting maxillary lateral incisors, with very few reported cases in mandibular teeth. We describe a rare case of bilateral first mandibular premolar dens invaginations type I, where apparently health teeth presented with periapical pathology.

Apical constriction is a widely utilized cell shape change linked to folding, bending and invagination of polarized epithelia. It remains unclear how apical constriction is regulated spatiotemporally during tissue invagination and how this cellular process contributes to tube formation in different developmental contexts. Using Drosophila salivary gland (SG) invagination as a model, we show tha...