A Sawtooth Pattern of Cadherin 2 Stability Mechanically Regulates Somite Morphogenesis
McMillen P, Chatti V, Jülich D, Holley SA. A Sawtooth Pattern of Cadherin 2 Stability Mechanically Regulates Somite Morphogenesis. Current Biology 2016, 26: 542-549. PMID: 26853361, PMCID: PMC4822709, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsECM assemblyGenetic mosaicsPosterior somitesDifferential cadherin expressionExtracellular matrixCell-ECM adhesionFN matrix assemblyBoundary formationVertebrate gastrulationSomite boundariesSomite morphogenesisCytoskeletal contractilityParaxial mesodermEmbryonic precursorsCDH activityMatrix assemblyCadherin expressionCDH2SomitesTissue boundariesIntegrin α5SomitogenesisCell sortingCell aggregatesAssembly