Excellent summary of two preprints showing how extra-embryonic apical ECM ( #aECM ) shapes development.

Maybe this will finally connect the roles of the zona pellucida (ZP) protein family in fertilization with its roles in tissue morphogenesis!

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Bernard Moussian IRNA chitin matrix and cuticle lipids
Gavin Rice Kansas State U aECM and cell shaping
Cheng-Ming Chuong USC feather development and evolution @keck.usc.edu
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