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 motionITGαvFibronectin