Sub-micrometer insights into the cytoskeletal dynamics and ultrastructural diversity of butterfly wing scales.
Christopher R DayJoseph J HanlyAnna RenArnaud MartinPublished in: Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists (2019)
We developed descriptive methods that advance the potential of butterfly wing scales as a model system for studying how a single cell type can differentiate into a multifaceted spectrum of complex morphologies. Our data suggest that specific color scales undergo a tight regulation of their ultrastructures, and that this involves cytoskeletal dynamics during scale growth.