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Review
. 2015 May;17(5):533-9.
doi: 10.1038/ncb3136.

E-cadherin junctions as active mechanical integrators in tissue dynamics

Thomas Lecuit  1 , Alpha S Yap  2
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Review

E-cadherin junctions as active mechanical integrators in tissue dynamics

Thomas Lecuit et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2015 May.

Abstract

During epithelial morphogenesis, E-cadherin adhesive junctions play an important part in mechanically coupling the contractile cortices of cells together, thereby distributing the stresses that drive cell rearrangements at both local and tissue levels. Here we discuss the concept that cellular contractility and E-cadherin-based adhesion are functionally integrated by biomechanical feedback pathways that operate on molecular, cellular and tissue scales.

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