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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdhesivesAnimalsExtracellular MatrixFemaleFibronectinsHumansMaleMesodermMorphogenesisNeural TubeSpineZebrafishConceptsNeural 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCadherinsCell AdhesionCell MembraneExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibronectinsIntegrinsSomitesZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsExtracellular 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCadherinsExtracellular MatrixMesodermMorphogenesisSomitesZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsECM 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell MovementEmbryo, NonmammalianExtracellular MatrixFibronectinsIntegrin alpha5Integrin alphaVTailZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsCell 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
2005
Integrinα5 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