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Cell morphology: Breaking the spatial code

Author: Ekat Kritikou Cells come in different shapes and sizes. But how is cell shape determined? And does shape have a role in the regulation of signalling? Julie Theriot and colleagues used motile epithelial keratocytes derived from fish skin to address the first question. Keratocyte shapes were described [From Cell morphology: Breaking the spatial code]