E-cadherin junctions as active mechanical integrators in tissue dynamics

T Lecuit, AS Yap - Nature cell biology, 2015 - nature.com
During epithelial morphogenesis, E-cadherin adhesive junctions play an important part in
mechanically coupling the contractile cortices of cells together, thereby distributing the …

Making a commitment: cell lineage allocation and axis patterning in the early mouse embryo

SJ Arnold, EJ Robertson - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2009 - nature.com
Genetic studies have identified the key signalling pathways and developmentally regulated
transcription factors that govern cell lineage allocation and axis patterning in the early …

A developmental landscape of 3D-cultured human pre-gastrulation embryos

L ** germ layers
L Solnica-Krezel, DS Sepich - Annual review of cell and …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Gastrulation is a fundamental phase of animal embryogenesis during which germ layers are
specified, rearranged, and shaped into a body plan with organ rudiments. Gastrulation …

Collective cell migration in development

CJ Weijer - Journal of cell science, 2009 - journals.biologists.com
Collective cell migration is a key process during the development of most organisms. It can
involve either the migration of closely packed mesenchymal cells that make dynamic …

Effects of maternal exposure to social stress during pregnancy: consequences for mother and offspring

PJ Brunton - Reproduction, 2013 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Gonadotropins and their receptors' genes carry several single-nucleotide polymorphisms
resulting in endocrine genotypes modulating reproductive parameters, diseases, and …

Wnt5a–Ror–Dishevelled signaling constitutes a core developmental pathway that controls tissue morphogenesis

HYH Ho, MW Susman, JB Bikoff… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Wnts make up a large family of extracellular signaling molecules that play crucial roles in
development and disease. A subset of noncanonical Wnts signal independently of the …

Convergent extension: using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos

M Tada, CP Heisenberg - Development, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Body axis elongation represents a common and fundamental morphogenetic process in
development. A key mechanism triggering body axis elongation without additional growth is …