The curious incident of epithelial polarity where there should be none
Abstract
In this issue, Almasoud et al. (https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202504139) report a surprising finding that epithelial cell polarity is present in a tissue with no known polarized function, in a cell type that was assumed to show a distinct lack of such polarity-the mesenchymal cells of the Drosophila fat body. Exceptions such as this help to broaden our understanding of the use of regulators and pathways we thought we fully understood.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Journal of Cell Biology
- Volume
- 225
- Issue
- 3
- Publication date
- 27 January 2026
- Language
- EN