Rap1 acts via multiple mechanisms to position Canoe and adherens junctions and mediate apical-basal polarity establishment
Bonello TT, Perez-Vale KZ, Sumigray KD, Peifer M. Rap1 acts via multiple mechanisms to position Canoe and adherens junctions and mediate apical-basal polarity establishment. Development 2018, 145: dev157941. PMID: 29361565, PMCID: PMC5825837, DOI: 10.1242/dev.157941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdherens JunctionsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCell PolarityDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFemaleGastrulationGene Knockdown TechniquesGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleModels, BiologicalProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein TransportRNA InterferenceShelterin ComplexTelomere-Binding ProteinsConceptsApical-basal polarityPolarity establishmentMembrane localizationEpithelial apical-basal polarityAdherens junction positioningBazooka/Par3Adherens junction assemblyMost animal tissuesSmall GTPase Rap1Polarity initiationApical retentionNascent junctionsRA domainJunction assemblyAdherens junctionsTricellular junctionsPolarized cellsGTPase Rap1Macromolecular assembliesApical activationRap1Spatial organizationAnimal tissuesMultiple mechanismsEstablishment model