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ArticleNature communications2021

Tissue fluidity mediated by adherens junction dynamics promotes planar cell polarity-driven ommatidial rotation.

Nabila Founounou, Reza Farhadifar, Giovanna M Collu, Ursula Weber, Michael J Shelley, Marek Mlodzik

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nabila Founounou *Dept. of Cell, Developmental, & Regenerative Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Reza Farhadifar *Center for Computational Biology, Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, 162 5th Ave, New York, NY, 10010, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2792-5380
Giovanna M Collu *Dept. of Cell, Developmental, & Regenerative Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7437-4000
Ursula WeberDept. of Cell, Developmental, & Regenerative Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Michael J ShelleyCenter for Computational Biology, Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, 162 5th Ave, New York, NY, 10010, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4835-0339
Marek MlodzikDept. of Cell, Developmental, & Regenerative Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA. marek.mlodzik@mssm.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0628-3465
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · USCourant Institute of Mathematical Sciences · USHarvard University · US

Funding

THE TISCH CANCER INSTITUTE - CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANTP30CA196521 · NCI · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Ramon E Parsons · 2015 to 2026
$35.4M
Retinal Patterning During Eye DevelopmentR01EY013256 · NEI · MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF NYU · PI Marek Mlodzik · 2001 to 2026
$10.0M
Wnt/Frizzled-PCP signaling in development and diseaseR35GM127103 · NIGMS · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Marek Mlodzik · 2018 to 2026
$5.6M
Cell motility regulation by PCP signalingR21HD095043 · NICHD · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI MLODZIK, MAREK · 2018 to 2019
$466k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA196521NEI NIH HHS R01 EY013256NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD095043NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM127103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The phenomenon of tissue fluidity-cells' ability to rearrange relative to each other in confluent tissues-has been linked to several morphogenetic processes and diseases, yet few molecular regulators of tissue fluidity are known. Ommatidial rotation (OR), directed by planar cell polarity signaling, occurs during Drosophila eye morphogenesis and shares many features with polarized cellular migration in vertebrates. We utilize in vivo live imaging analysis tools to quantify dynamic cellular morphologies during OR, revealing that OR is driven autonomously by ommatidial cell clusters rotating in successive pulses within a permissive substrate. Through analysis of a rotation-specific nemo mutant, we demonstrate that precise regulation of junctional E-cadherin levels is critical for modulating the mechanical properties of the tissue to allow rotation to progress. Our study defines Nemo as a molecular tool to induce a transition from solid-like tissues to more viscoelastic tissues broadening our molecular understanding of tissue fluidity.

Indexed as

Adherens JunctionsCell PolarityExtracellular FluidAnimalsCadherinsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEctodermEyeMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMorphogenesisWings, AnimalCadherinsDrosophila ProteinsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinasesnmo protein, Drosophila

Identifiers

PMID34848713
PMCPMC8632910
OpenAlexW3216701260

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