E-cadherin junctions as active mechanical integrators in tissue dynamics

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 533-539

  Lecuit, Thomas ^a   Yap, Alpha S ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; UVOMORULIN; CADHERIN; CDH1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MECHANOSENSITIVITY; MICROTUBULE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DYNAMICS; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM;

ACTOMYOSIN; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MORPHOGENESIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84929464060     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: 14764679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb3136     Document Type: Review

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