Article
A role for integrin in the formation of sarcomeric cytoarchitecture.
Cell - 2 Nov 1990
Volk T, Fessler L I, Fessler J H
Abstract excerpt
We propose that integrins help to coordinate the differentiation of the internal, sarcomeric cytoarchitecture of a muscle fiber with its immediate environment and are essential for correct integration of muscle cells into tissue. We found that integrin alpha PS2 beta PS accumulated at contact regions of Drosophila embryo cells cultured in D-22 medium on Drosophila laminin. Myotubes formed, but subsequent addition...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Cells, Cultured
- Drosophila
- Embryo, Nonmammalian
- Fibronectins
- Gastrula
- Integrins
- Laminin
- Microscopy, Electron
- Muscles
- Mutation
