Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10931437 | Developmental Biology | 2015 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Key to morphogenesis is the orchestration of cell movements in the embryo, which requires fine-tuned adhesive interactions between cells and their close environment. The neural crest paradigm has provided important insights into how adhesion dynamics control epithelium-to-mesenchyme transition and mesenchymal cell migration. Much less is known about cranial placodes, patches of ectodermal cells that generate essential parts of vertebrate sensory organs and ganglia. In this review, we summarise the known functions of adhesion molecules in cranial placode morphogenesis, and discuss potential novel implications of adhesive interactions in this crucial developmental process. The great repertoire of placodal cell behaviours offers new avenues for exploring the multiple roles of adhesion complexes in epithelial remodelling, collective migration and neuronal movements.
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Authors
Marie Anne Breau, Sylvie Schneider-Maunoury,