title: Hold on tightly, let go lightly: myosin functions at adherens junctions.
abstract: Adherens junctions, the sites of cadherin-dependent cell-cell adhesion, are also important for dynamic tension sensing, force transduction and signalling. Different myosin motors contribute to adherens junction assembly and versatility in distinct ways.
authors.forename: Joshua C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sandquist
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Bement
mesh_terms: D022005:Adherens Junctions / Q000378:metabolism*; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002842:Chromatids / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018386:Kinetochores / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D024507:Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIA / Q000378:metabolism*; D024501:Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIB / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D024507:Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIA; D024501:Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIB