α-catenin, vinculin, and F-actin in strengthening E-cadherin cell–cell adhesions and mechanosensing

Classical cadherins play a crucial role in establishing intercellular adhesion, regulating cortical tension, and maintaining mechanical coupling between cells. The mechanosensitive regulation of intercellular adhesion strengthening depends on the recruitment of adhesion complexes at adhesion sites a...

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Main Authors: Dufour, Sylvie, Mège, René-Marc, Thiery, Jean Paul
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Landes Bioscience 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3739810/