title: Adhesive crosstalk in gastrulation.
abstract: Recent studies show that signaling through integrin receptors is required for normal cell movements during Xenopus gastrulation. Integrins function in this process by modulating the activity of cadherin adhesion molecules within tissues undergoing convergence and extension movements.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstr. 108, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Juan-Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Montero
authors.forename: Carl-Philipp
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Heisenberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism; D005775:Gastrula / Q000502:physiology*; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D014982:Xenopus laevis / Q000196:embryology
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D005353:Fibronectins; D016023:Integrins