--- _id: '2952' abstract: - lang: eng text: Body axis elongation represents a common and fundamental morphogenetic process in development. A key mechanism triggering body axis elongation without additional growth is convergent extension (CE), whereby a tissue undergoes simultaneous narrowing and extension. Both collective cell migration and cell intercalation are thought to drive CE and are used to different degrees in various species as they elongate their body axis. Here, we provide an overview of CE as a general strategy for body axis elongation and discuss conserved and divergent mechanisms underlying CE among different species. acknowledgement: 'M.T. is supported by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and Royal Society and C.-P.H. by the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Institute of Science and Technology Austria. ' author: - first_name: Masazumi full_name: Tada, Masazumi last_name: Tada - first_name: Carl-Philipp J full_name: Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp J id: 39427864-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Heisenberg orcid: 0000-0002-0912-4566 citation: ama: Tada M, Heisenberg C-PJ. Convergent extension Using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos. Development. 2012;139(21):3897-3904. doi:10.1242/dev.073007 apa: Tada, M., & Heisenberg, C.-P. J. (2012). Convergent extension Using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos. Development. Company of Biologists. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.073007 chicago: Tada, Masazumi, and Carl-Philipp J Heisenberg. “Convergent Extension Using Collective Cell Migration and Cell Intercalation to Shape Embryos.” Development. Company of Biologists, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.073007. ieee: M. Tada and C.-P. J. Heisenberg, “Convergent extension Using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos,” Development, vol. 139, no. 21. Company of Biologists, pp. 3897–3904, 2012. ista: Tada M, Heisenberg C-PJ. 2012. Convergent extension Using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos. Development. 139(21), 3897–3904. mla: Tada, Masazumi, and Carl-Philipp J. Heisenberg. “Convergent Extension Using Collective Cell Migration and Cell Intercalation to Shape Embryos.” Development, vol. 139, no. 21, Company of Biologists, 2012, pp. 3897–904, doi:10.1242/dev.073007. short: M. Tada, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Development 139 (2012) 3897–3904. date_created: 2018-12-11T12:00:31Z date_published: 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:40:00Z day: '01' department: - _id: CaHe doi: 10.1242/dev.073007 intvolume: ' 139' issue: '21' language: - iso: eng month: '11' oa_version: None page: 3897 - 3904 publication: Development publication_status: published publisher: Company of Biologists publist_id: '3776' quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: 1 status: public title: Convergent extension Using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos type: journal_article user_id: 3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 139 year: '2012' ...