Attachment of the blastoderm to the vitelline envelope affects gastrulation of insects

Attachment of the blastoderm to the vitelline envelope affects gastrulation of insects

Attachment of the blastoderm to the vitelline envelope affects gastrulation of insects, Published online: 27 March 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1044-3

In the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) and fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), spatiotemporally coordinated integrin-dependent attachments between the blastoderm and vitelline envelope counteract tissue-intrinsic contractile forces to create asymmetric movements of embryonic tissue.