Polarity precedes adhesion
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Polarity precedes adhesion
pithelial cells distinguish top from bottom even before they stick to their neighbors, according to results on page 135 from Harris and Peifer. Polarized epithelia are characterized by complexes that provide tight adhesions between neighboring cells. These complexes, known as adherens junctions (AJs), contain transmembrane cadherins that link adjacent cells. Cadherin is anchored to the actin cy...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1540-8140,0021-9525
DOI: 10.1083/jcb1671iti5