2018
Morphogenesis and Compartmentalization of the Intestinal Crypt
Sumigray KD, Terwilliger M, Lechler T. Morphogenesis and Compartmentalization of the Intestinal Crypt. Developmental Cell 2018, 45: 183-197.e5. PMID: 29689194, PMCID: PMC5987226, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRac1 null miceAdult mammalian intestineCell shape changesProgenitor cellsStem cell nicheGene networksCrypt morphogenesisCrypt progenitor cellsEssential regulatorMammalian intestineCell nicheGenetic analysisUnexpected roleApical constrictionNiche formationHemidesmosomal adhesionCrypt developmentTissue architectureMouse cryptsMorphogenesisAbsorptive villiNull miceIntestinal cryptsQuantitative morphometricsShape changes
2012
Noncentrosomal microtubules and type II myosins potentiate epidermal cell adhesion and barrier formation
Sumigray KD, Foote HP, Lechler T. Noncentrosomal microtubules and type II myosins potentiate epidermal cell adhesion and barrier formation. Journal Of Cell Biology 2012, 199: 513-525. PMID: 23091070, PMCID: PMC3483132, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201206143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReorganization of microtubulesAdherens junctionsNoncentrosomal microtubulesCortical microtubulesCell adhesionCell-cell junctionsMyosin II recruitmentType II myosinMost cell typesDisruption of microtubulesMicrotubule cytoskeletonCell cortexEpidermal cell adhesionMyosin IITight junction functionMyosin IIAEpidermal cellsPhysiological roleBarrier activityCell typesMicrotubulesJunction functionDifferentiating epidermisChemical barrierCell sheets