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Mechanics of Tissue Development. Colin Jamora. cjamora@biomail.ucsd.edu Natural Science Building Room 6113. Current Model of AJ formation. Rho family of small GTPases mediate formation of actin-based structures:. Rho : formation of stress fibers. Rac : lamellipodia. Cdc42 : filopodia.
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Mechanics of Tissue Development Colin Jamora cjamora@biomail.ucsd.edu Natural Science Building Room 6113
Rho family of small GTPases mediate formation of actin-based structures: Rho: formation of stress fibers Rac: lamellipodia Cdc42: filopodia
Rho wt Inhibition of Rho signaling Rho appears to be required in the nascent AJ
Rac-GFP DNRac(RacT17)GFP Impaired maturation of AJ
E-cadherin dynamics impact upon: proliferation, differentiation, motility, polarity
Expression Pattern of Desmosomal Components Affect Differentiation
Disease associated with mutated keratins Mutation in desmoplakin; mouse KO is early embryonic lethal owing to a defect in cardiovascular development
Evolutionarily Conserved Par/aPKC cassetteRequired For Polarization
Cell Survival and Proliferation Require Interaction with the ECM Epithelial cells of tissues that self renew by migration of stem cells (i.e. skin and gut) Non-renewing epithelia (mammary gland, prostate) where matrix promotes differentiation
Models of the Establishment of Morphogen Gradients Passive diffusion Active transport (i.e. planar transcytosis) Interaction with ECM components (i.e. HSPG)