Within multicellular organisms, tissues are organized communities of cells that work together to carry out a specific function. The exact role of a tissue in an organism depends on what types of ...

To preserve proper tissue architecture, adhesive molecules help maintain contact between nearby cells and structures, and tiny tunnel-like junctions allow the passage of ions and small molecules ...

The figure shows a connective tissue cell in which the adhesion protein talin has been modified. As long as no laser light with a suitable wavelength is switched on, the cell forms normal adhesion ...

These physical signals are determined by the strength of intercellular contacts, the E-cadherin junctions. Moreover, they showed that cells are extruded either apically or basally into the tissue ...

Currently, we are investigating an array of gap junction-independent functions of Cx43 in the adipose tissue. This project sprouted out of our interest in the role of adipose tissue in the aesthetic ...

There has been a n upsurge of interest, and some confusion, about the role of the connective tissue condensations within ... However, unlike the satellite cell response of myotendinous repair and ...