title: Integration of cell-cell and cell-ECM adhesion in vertebrate morphogenesis.
abstract: In this review, we highlight recent re-evaluations of the classical cell sorting models and their application to understanding embryonic morphogenesis. Modern genetic and biophysical techniques reveal that tissue self-assembly is not solely a result of differential adhesion, but rather incorporates dynamic cytoskeletal tension and extracellular matrix assembly. There is growing evidence that these biomechanical modules cooperate to organize developing tissues. We describe the contributions of Cadherins and Integrins to tissue assembly and propose a model in which these very different adhesive regimes affect the same outcome through separate but convergent mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, United States.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McMillen
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, United States. Electronic address: scott.holley@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Holley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002450:Cell Communication; D048430:Cell Shape; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D016023:Integrins