Spatiotemporal distribution of the glycoprotein pherophorin II reveals stochastic geometry of the growing ECM of Volvox carteri

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Confocal microscopy reveals glycoprotein pherophorin II distribution in Volvox, suggesting complex ECM geometry.

Confocal microscopy shows precise localization of glycoprotein pherophorin II in the extracellular matrix.
Analysis during the life cycle indicates growth compartments transition from polygonal to acircular packing geometry.
Quantified areas and aspect ratios of ECM compartments exhibit stable gamma distributions over time.
Findings provide insight into how multicellular organisms create complex structures reliably, informing biological principles.

Heyde et al. (2025) studied this question.

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