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
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 motionITGαvFibronectinRegulated tissue fluidity steers zebrafish body elongation
Lawton AK, Nandi A, Stulberg MJ, Dray N, Sneddon MW, Pontius W, Emonet T, Holley SA. Regulated tissue fluidity steers zebrafish body elongation. Development 2013, 140: 573-582. PMID: 23293289, PMCID: PMC3561786, DOI: 10.1242/dev.090381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBiomechanical PhenomenaBody PatterningCadherinsCell AdhesionCell CountCell MovementCell PolarityComputer SimulationEmbryo, NonmammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentFibroblast Growth FactorsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalModels, BiologicalTailTime FactorsWnt Signaling PathwayZebrafishZebrafish Proteins