Tug of war-The influence of opposing physical forces on epithelial cell morphology

Developmental Biology

Volumn 401, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 92-102

  Mao, Yanlan ^a   Baum, Buzz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Adhesion; Cell shape; Epithelial morphogenesis; Forces; Myosin

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; UVOMORULIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL JUNCTION; CELL LOSS; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE STRUCTURE; WINGED INSECT; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CELL ADHESION; CELL SHAPE; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHOGENESIS;

EID: 84927956519     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.12.030     Document Type: Review

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