Published June 2011
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Journal Article
Turing's next steps: the mechanochemical basis of morphogenesis
Chicago
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Abstract
Nearly 60 years ago, Alan Turing showed theoretically how two chemical species, termed morphogens, diffusing and reacting with each other can generate spatial patterns. Diffusion plays a crucial part in transporting chemical signals through space to establish the length scale of the pattern. When coupled to chemical reactions, mechanical processes — forces and flows generated by motor proteins — can also define length scales and provide a mechanochemical basis for morphogenesis. forces and flows generated by motor proteins — can also define length scales and provide a mechanochemical basis for morphogenesis.
Additional Information
© 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited. Published 23 May 2011; Issue Date June 2011. We thank N. Goehring, M. Mayer and F. Jülicher for discussions, and I. Tolic-Norrelykke for comments on the manuscript. The authors declare no competing financial interests.Additional details
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- 10.1038/nrm3120
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