Featured Publications
Cross-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
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
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
2005
beamter/deltaC and the role of Notch ligands in the zebrafish somite segmentation, hindbrain neurogenesis and hypochord differentiation
Jülich D, Lim C, Round J, Nicolaije C, Schroeder J, Davies A, Geisler R, Lewis J, Jiang Y, Holley S, Consortium T. beamter/deltaC and the role of Notch ligands in the zebrafish somite segmentation, hindbrain neurogenesis and hypochord differentiation. Developmental Biology 2005, 286: 391-404. PMID: 16125692, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.06.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresomitic mesodermSomite segmentationZebrafish genetic screenEGF repeatsGenetic screenOscillating expressionOscillating genesSegmentation clockDouble mutantDSL domainSubcellular localizationAntimorphic effectsStrong defectsGene expressionNotch pathwayNotch ligandsNew allelesIndividual cellsDeltaCTriple fluorescentCoordinated oscillationsGenesAllelesExpressionLigand functionsIntegrinα5 and Delta/Notch Signaling Have Complementary Spatiotemporal Requirements during Zebrafish Somitogenesis
Ju¨lich D, Geisler R, Consortium T, Holley S. Integrinα5 and Delta/Notch Signaling Have Complementary Spatiotemporal Requirements during Zebrafish Somitogenesis. Developmental Cell 2005, 8: 575-586. PMID: 15809039, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2005.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBody PatterningCell PolarityExtracellular MatrixFibronectinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIn Situ HybridizationIntegrin alpha5Intracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMorphogenesisPhenotypePoint MutationReceptors, NotchRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionSomitesZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsFibronectin matrix assemblyDelta/Notch signalingMatrix assemblyNotch pathway mutantsEntire body axisZebrafish somitogenesisVertebrate embryogenesisPathway mutantsDouble mutantSomite defectsSomite formationPosterior somitesGenetic controlSomitogenesisNotch signalingNotch pathwayEpithelial transitionSpatiotemporal requirementsBody axisCell polarizationSegmentation defectsPoint mutationsMutantsComplete lossSkeletal muscle
2000
Control of her1 expression during zebrafish somitogenesis by a Delta-dependent oscillator and an independent wave-front activity
Holley S, Geisler R, Nüsslein-Volhard C. Control of her1 expression during zebrafish somitogenesis by a Delta-dependent oscillator and an independent wave-front activity. Genes & Development 2000, 14: 1678-1690. PMID: 10887161, PMCID: PMC316735, DOI: 10.1101/gad.14.13.1678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior presomitic mesodermPresomitic mesodermGene expressionNotch pathwayHER1 expressionZebrafish genesZebrafish somitogenesisEmbryos mutantSomite morphogenesisMolecular clockExpression patternsExpression de novoExpression oscillatesNotch ligandsPathway upstreamSomitogenesisBorder formationConsecutive somitesDe novoSomitesExpressionWave-front modelPathwayClockHER1
1999
8 Somitogenesis in Zebrafish
Holley S, Nüsslein-Volhard C. 8 Somitogenesis in Zebrafish. Current Topics In Developmental Biology 1999, 47: 247-277. PMID: 10595307, DOI: 10.1016/s0070-2153(08)60727-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomite segmentationSegment polarity genesSpecific muscle typesExtension of axonsPolarity genesNotochord formationDanio rerioSomite developmentGenetic analysisMedial somiteMutantsSomitesGenesEmbryological studiesPrimary motoneuronsSomitogenesisSlow muscle fibersZebrafishNotochordMuscle typesDevelopment of motoneuronsDifferentiationMorphological transitionDrosophilaRerio
1998
Zebrafish segmentation and pair‐rule patterning
van Eeden F, Holley S, Haffter P, Nüsslein‐Volhard C. Zebrafish segmentation and pair‐rule patterning. Genesis 1998, 23: 65-76. PMID: 9706695, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6408(1998)23:1<65::aid-dvg7>3.0.co;2-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila segment polarity geneSegment polarity genesPair-rule patterningParaxial mesodermZebrafish homologueSomite boundariesPolarity genesPair-rule gene hairyPair-rule genesPair-rule phenotypeWild-type embryosGroup of genesGroup of mutantsGenetic screenVertebrate embryosDouble mutantSomite formationZebrafish segmentationHairy phenotypeMutantsMesodermSonic hedgehogGenesHomologuesHER1 expression