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Integrin α5/fibronectin1 and focal adhesion kinase are required for lens fiber morphogenesis in zebrafish.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Dec 2012
Hayes Julie M, Hartsock Andrea, Clark Brian S, Napier Hugh R L, Link Brian A, Gross Jeffrey M
Abstract excerpt
Lens fiber formation and morphogenesis requires a precise orchestration of cell- extracellular matrix (ECM) and cell-cell adhesive changes in order for a lens epithelial cell to adopt a lens fiber fate, morphology, and migratory ability. The cell-ECM interactions that mediate these processes are largely unknown, and here we demonstrate that fibronectin1 (Fn1), an ECM component, and integrin α5, its cellular...
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