Using quantitative live imaging, Green et al. show that proneural gene expression is biased by positional cues and that Notch is activated only after neuroblast selection in the Drosophila embryo. Thi...

Cell adhesion enables animal multicellular development. E-cadherin and the cadherin-catenin adhesion complex at adherens junctions are engaged in dynamic interactions with actomyosin generated contrac...

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Boundaries between tissues are important for establishing correct patterning during development and must be able to resist forces generated in the tissue from processes such as cell division. In a new...

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