Mechanical stress is increasingly being shown to be a potent modulator of cell–cell
junctional morphologies in developmental and homeostatic processes. Intercellular force …

During epithelial cytokinesis, the remodelling of adhesive cell–cell contacts between the
dividing cell and its neighbours has profound implications for the integrity, arrangement and …

During epithelial morphogenesis, cell contacts (junctions) are constantly remodeled by
mechanical forces that work against adhesive forces. E-cadherin complexes play a pivotal …

During epithelial morphogenesis, E-cadherin adhesive junctions play an important part in
mechanically coupling the contractile cortices of cells together, thereby distributing the …

In the natural and technological world, multi-agent systems strongly depend on how the
interactions are ruled between their individual components, and the proper control of time …

This report elucidates an E-cadherin-based force-transduction pathway that triggers
changes in cell mechanics through a mechanism requiring epidermal growth factor receptor …

In this chapter, we discuss the cell biology of contractility at cell–cell junctions. As discussed
elsewhere in this volume, contractile forces play key roles in development and tissue …

The propagation of force in epithelial tissues requires that the contractile cytoskeletal
machinery be stably connected between cells through E-cadherin-containing adherens …

E-cadherin cell–cell junctions couple the contractile cortices of epithelial cells together,
generating tension within junctions that influences tissue organization. Although junctional …

Cell–cell adhesions are sites where cells experience and resist tugging forces. It has long
been postulated, but not directly tested, that cadherin adhesion molecules may serve in …