Movie 6

stg dsRNA eliminates germband divisions. Germband cells expressing Gap43:mCherry during axis elongation in a water-injected control (left) or an embryo injected with dsRNA against stg (right). A stack was acquired every 30 s. Anterior left, ventral down.

Automated cell tracking identifies mechanically oriented cell divisions during Drosophila axis elongation

Michael F. Z. Wang, Miranda V. Hunter, Gang Wang, Christopher McFaul, Christopher M. Yip, and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez

Development 2017. 144:1350-1361; doi: 10.1242/dev.141473