Cell-cell adhesion interface: Rise of the lateral membrane

Vivian Tang

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Abstract

The lateral membrane plays an important role in the mechanical stability of epithelial cell sheet in steady state. In addition, the lateral membrane is continuously remodeled during dynamic processes such as cell extrusion, cytokinesis, and intercellular cell movement. In wound healing, the lateral membrane must be built from flat and spread cells that had crawled into the area of the wound. Thus, forming the lateral membrane is a phenomenon that occurs not only in development but also during homeostatic maintenance and regeneration of differentiated epithelial tissues.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number276
JournalF1000Research
Volume6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Acto-myosin
  • Cell-cell adhesion
  • Epithelial tissue
  • Lateral membrane
  • Regeneration
  • Wound healing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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