page_title: Apical constriction
hierarchical_section_title: Apical constriction
caption_attribution_description: English: Two stages in the constriction of the apical surfaces (blue) of a pair of cells in a C. elegans embryo. Plasma membranes (red) and myosin (green) are marked. Goldstein lab, UNC Chapel Hill
context_page_description: Apical constriction is the process in which contraction of the apical side of a cell causes the cell to take on a wedged shape. Generally, this shape change is coordinated across many cells of an epithelial layer, generating forces that can bend or fold the cell sheet.
context_section_description: Apical constriction is the process in which contraction of the apical side of a cell causes the cell to take on a wedged shape.  Generally, this shape change is coordinated across many cells of an epithelial layer, generating forces that can bend or fold the cell sheet.
caption: Two stages in the constriction of apical surfaces (blue) of a pair of cells in C. elegans.
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