Epithelial cells are joined by adherens junctions, which consist of homotypic interactions between extracellular domains of E-cadherins. Inside the cell, the tails of E-cadherins bind actin cables ...

Asymmetric division is a fundamental mechanism for generating cellular diversity. In the central nervous system of Drosophila, neural progenitor cells called neuroblasts undergo asymmetric ...

Researchers report the first evidence in living organisms that adherens junctions, the 'glue' between cells, actively respond to mechanical cues by remodeling their position and intensity, which ...

Previous work from Dr. Kourtidis has shown that in Caco2 cells (a human intestinal epithelial cell line), the adherens junction protein PLEKHA7 (pleckstrin homology domain containing A7) recruits ...

National University of Singapore. "Using super resolution imaging to map adherens junction machinery." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 02 / 170215101502.htm (accessed June 2 ...

Placenta adherens is the most familiar type of retained placenta. It happens when the womb’s contractions are not strong enough to expel the placenta completely.