Cadherin Adhesion, Tissue Tension, and Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Regulate Fibronectin Matrix Organization
Dzamba BJ, Jakab KR, Marsden M, Schwartz MA, DeSimone DW. Cadherin Adhesion, Tissue Tension, and Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Regulate Fibronectin Matrix Organization. Developmental Cell 2009, 16: 421-432. PMID: 19289087, PMCID: PMC2682918, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2009.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBiomechanical PhenomenaCadherinsCell AdhesionExtracellular MatrixFibronectinsModels, BiologicalSignal TransductionWnt ProteinsXenopus laevisXenopus ProteinsConceptsCadherin adhesionBlastocoel roofPlanar cell polarity signalingMatrix assemblyCell polarity signalingCell-cell adhesionFN fibril formationFN fibril assemblyPolarity signalingFocal adhesionsActin reorganizationXenopus embryosRegulatory pathwaysMyosin contractilityFibronectin matrixMatrix organizationSpatiotemporal localizationCultured cellsCell surfaceAnalogous roleFibril formationFibril assemblyFibrillar matrixMechanical tensionAssembly