Formation of scale spacing patterns in a moth wing. I. Epithelial feet may mediate cell rearrangement

James B. Nardi, Sheila M. Magee-Adams

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Abstract

A new staining procedure reveals outlines of individual, scattered cells within an epithelial monolayer and shows that cells form intimate contacts not only with adjacent cells but also with nonadjacent (and often relatively distant) cells. Cell interactions in the two-dimensional monolayer of the Manduca wing are more complex than originally supposed. Cells extend long basal processes at the time that major changes in epithelial pattern are occurring. The pattern of regularly spaced scale rows in the wing arises from the rearrangement of irregularly distributed scale primordial cells and is probably mediated by short-range and long-range interactions of these epithelial processes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)278-290
Number of pages13
JournalDevelopmental Biology
Volume116
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1986

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cell Biology

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