Adhesive crosstalk in gastrulation.
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.
Montero
Juan-Antonio
JA
Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstr. 108, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Heisenberg
Carl-Philipp
CP
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
D015820:Cadherins; D005353:Fibronectins; D016023:Integrins