Featured Publications
Fibronectin is a smart adhesive that both influences and responds to the mechanics of early spinal column development
Guillon E, Das D, Jülich D, Hassan AR, Geller H, Holley S. Fibronectin is a smart adhesive that both influences and responds to the mechanics of early spinal column development. ELife 2020, 9: e48964. PMID: 32228864, PMCID: PMC7108867, DOI: 10.7554/elife.48964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural tubeParaxial mesodermZebrafish neural tubeNormal vertebrate developmentVertebrate trunkVertebrate developmentFibronectin remodelingFibronectin matrixConvergence defectsMorphogenesisExtracellular matrixMesodermFibronectinColumn developmentSmart adhesivesCadherinMutantsAdhesive lap jointsAdhesionLap jointsSymmetric interfacesRemodelingShear stressDefectsCross-Scale Integrin Regulation Organizes ECM and Tissue Topology
Jülich D, Cobb G, Melo AM, McMillen P, Lawton AK, Mochrie SG, Rhoades E, Holley SA. Cross-Scale Integrin Regulation Organizes ECM and Tissue Topology. Developmental Cell 2015, 34: 33-44. PMID: 26096733, PMCID: PMC4496283, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2015.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrixCadherin-2Integrin α5Cell-cell adhesionFluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopyECM protein fibronectinSomite boundariesCross-correlation spectroscopyAdjacent cell membranesBody elongationECM assemblyIntegrin associationIntegrin activationPhysical associationActive conformationFibronectin fibrillogenesisProtein fibronectinTissue assemblyIntegrin conformationTissue topologyInactive integrinsCell membraneCross-scale mechanismsStereotypic patternAnimal tissues
2024
Live imaging of Fibronectin 1a-mNeonGreen and Fibronectin 1b-mCherry knock-in alleles during early zebrafish development
Jülich D, Holley S. Live imaging of Fibronectin 1a-mNeonGreen and Fibronectin 1b-mCherry knock-in alleles during early zebrafish development. Cells And Development 2024, 177: 203900. PMID: 38218338, PMCID: PMC10947920, DOI: 10.1016/j.cdev.2024.203900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKnock-in alleleECM fibersLoss of function phenotypesGenetic complementation experimentsAdhesion receptor familyComplementation experimentsDouble mutantLive in vivo imagingExtracellular matrix glycoproteinFibronectin matrixPosterior hindgutPresomitic mesodermZebrafish developmentExpression patternsMRNA injectionIntegrinLive imagingCross-regulationAllelesFibronectinReceptor familyParaxial mesodermCo-localizationExtracellular matrixMutants
2016
A Sawtooth Pattern of Cadherin 2 Stability Mechanically Regulates Somite Morphogenesis
McMillen P, Chatti V, Jülich D, Holley SA. A Sawtooth Pattern of Cadherin 2 Stability Mechanically Regulates Somite Morphogenesis. Current Biology 2016, 26: 542-549. PMID: 26853361, PMCID: PMC4822709, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsECM assemblyGenetic mosaicsPosterior somitesDifferential cadherin expressionExtracellular matrixCell-ECM adhesionFN matrix assemblyBoundary formationVertebrate gastrulationSomite boundariesSomite morphogenesisCytoskeletal contractilityParaxial mesodermEmbryonic precursorsCDH activityMatrix assemblyCadherin expressionCDH2SomitesTissue boundariesIntegrin α5SomitogenesisCell sortingCell aggregatesAssembly
2013
Cell-Fibronectin Interactions Propel Vertebrate Trunk Elongation via Tissue Mechanics
Dray N, Lawton A, Nandi A, Jülich D, Emonet T, Holley SA. Cell-Fibronectin Interactions Propel Vertebrate Trunk Elongation via Tissue Mechanics. Current Biology 2013, 23: 1335-1341. PMID: 23810535, PMCID: PMC3725194, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.05.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell migrationTrunk elongationExtracellular matrixCell-FN interactionsTransgenic rescue experimentsECM protein fibronectinElongation defectsParaxial mesodermBody elongationEmbryonic developmentTissue homeostasisTail budTissue mechanicsΑ-subunitRescue experimentsProtein fibronectinSystem-level analysisCell adhesionFN matrixIntegrin α5Concomitant lossTissue integrityCell motionITGαvFibronectin
2009
Control of extracellular matrix assembly along tissue boundaries via Integrin and Eph/Ephrin signaling
Jülich D, Mould AP, Koper E, Holley SA. Control of extracellular matrix assembly along tissue boundaries via Integrin and Eph/Ephrin signaling. Development 2009, 136: 2913-2921. PMID: 19641014, DOI: 10.1242/dev.038935.Peer-Reviewed Original Research