FRAP Analysis Reveals Stabilization of Adhesion Structures in the Epidermis Compared to Cultured Keratinocytes
Foote HP, Sumigray KD, Lechler T. FRAP Analysis Reveals Stabilization of Adhesion Structures in the Epidermis Compared to Cultured Keratinocytes. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e71491. PMID: 23977053, PMCID: PMC3747223, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdherens junctionsAdhesion structuresCell-cell adhesion structuresAdherens junction protein E-cadherinJunction protein E-cadherinCell-cell junctionsE-cadherinProtein E-cadherinDesmosomal protein desmoplakinZO-1Tight junctionsTissue morphogenesisTissue maintenanceFRAP analysisAdhesion functionProtein ZO-1Photobleaching experimentsProper developmentTight junction protein ZO-1Fluorescence recoveryCultured cellsDynamics of adhesionEpithelial tissuesCurrent understandingCell culturesRap1 and Canoe/afadin are essential for establishment of apical–basal polarity in the Drosophila embryo
Choi W, Harris NJ, Sumigray KD, Peifer M. Rap1 and Canoe/afadin are essential for establishment of apical–basal polarity in the Drosophila embryo. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2013, 24: 945-963. PMID: 23363604, PMCID: PMC3608504, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-10-0736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdherens JunctionsAnimalsCell LineCell PolarityCell ShapeCytoskeletonDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMicroscopy, ConfocalModels, BiologicalMutationProtein Kinase CRap1 GTP-Binding ProteinsRNA InterferenceConceptsAtypical protein kinase CCanoe/AfadinPolarity establishmentPolarity cuesDrosophila embryosAdherens junctionsApical-basal cell polarityBazooka/Par3Apical-basal polarityAbsence of Rap1Columnar cell shapeSmall GTPase Rap1Protein kinase CCell polarityBazookaGTPase Rap1Protein networkRap1Cell shapeLinear pathwaySuperb modelKinase COrgan architectureAfadinCytoskeleton