Punctuated actin contractions during convergent extension and their permissive regulation by the non-canonical Wnt-signaling pathway

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 635-646

  Kim, Hye Young ^a   Davidson, Lance A ^a,b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actomyosin; Contractility; F actin; Gastrulation; Mediolateral cell intercalation; Microfilament; Morphogenesis; Myosin II

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MYOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN; XDD1 PROTEIN; XFZ7 PROTEIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; F ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MESENCHYME CELL; MESODERM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NON CANONICAL WNT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUNCTUATED ACTIN CONTRACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MESODERM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 79951838018     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.067579     Document Type: Article

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