Tension-dependent stabilization of E-cadherin limits cell-cell contact expansion in zebrafish germ-layer progenitor cells [Cell Biology]

Tension of the actomyosin cell cortex plays a key role in determining cell–cell contact growth and size. The level of cortical tension outside of the cell–cell contact, when pulling at the contact edge, scales with the total size to which a cell–cell contact can grow [J.-L. Maître et al., Science...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - February 14, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Jana Slovakova, Mateusz Sikora, Feyza Nur Arslan, Silvia Caballero–Mancebo, S. F. Gabriel Krens, Walter A. Kaufmann, Jack Merrin, Carl–Philipp Heisenberg Tags: Cell Biology Biological Sciences Source Type: research