Formation of adherens junctions leads to the emergence of a tissue-level tension in epithelial monolayers

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2507-2517

  Harris, Andrew R ^a   Daeden, Alicia ^a,b   Charras, Guillaume T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Adherens junctions; Atomic force microscopy; Desmosomes; Morphogenesis; Tension

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL; ACTIN; CADHERIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CYTOKERATIN 18; GEL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DESMOSOME; EPITHELIUM CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENSION; ADHERENS JUNCTION; ANIMAL; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CYTOSKELETON; DOG; ELASTOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM; GEL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; SURFACE TENSION;

ACTINS; ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; COLLAGEN TYPE I; CYTOSKELETON; DESMOSOMES; DOGS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; EPITHELIUM; GELS; HUMANS; KERATIN-18; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MORPHOGENESIS; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 84901766870     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.142349     Document Type: Article

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