Cortical F-actin stabilization generates apical–lateral patterns of junctional contractility that integrate cells into epithelia

Selwin K. Wu, Guillermo A. Gómez, Magdalene Michael, +7

Nature Cell Biology

Junctional ContractilityMolecular PhysiologyCell InteractionCytoskeletonCell Motility +8

Tension-Sensitive Actin Assembly Supports Contractility at the Epithelial Zonula Adherens

Joanne M. Leerberg, Guillermo A. Gómez, Suzie Verma, +7

Current Biology

MechanobiologyNatural SciencesCell AdhesionEpithelial Zonula AdherensMolecular Biology +10

Mammalian Diaphanous 1 Mediates a Pathway for E-cadherin to Stabilize Epithelial Barriers through Junctional Contractility

Bipul R. Acharya, Selwin K. Wu, Zi Zhao Lieu, +5

Cell Reports

Cell AdhesionMolecular BiologyCytoskeletonCell JunctionsCellular Physiology +21

Cortactin Scaffolds Arp2/3 and WAVE2 at the Epithelial Zonula Adherens

Siew Ping Han, Yann Gambin, Guillermo A. Gómez, +10

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Mutations in<i>SIPA1L3</i>cause eye defects through disruption of cell polarity and cytoskeleton organization

Rebecca Greenlees, Marija Mihelec, Saira Yousoof, +19

Human Molecular Genetics

Active contractility at E-cadherin junctions and its implications for cell extrusion in cancer

Selwin K. Wu, Anne K. Lagendijk, Benjamin M. Hogan, +2

Cell Cycle

Cell AdhesionCytoskeletonCell JunctionsCellular PhysiologyTumor Biology +19

An RPTPα/Src family kinase/Rap1 signaling module recruits myosin IIB to support contractile tension at apical E-cadherin junctions

Guillermo A. Gómez, Robert W. McLachlan, Selwin K. Wu, +9

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Multicomponent Analysis of Junctional Movements Regulated by Myosin II Isoforms at the Epithelial Zonula Adherens

Michael Smutny, Selwin K. Wu, Guillermo A. Gómez, +3

PLoS ONE

EngineeringCell AdhesionMolecular BiologyCytoskeletonMechanotransduction +21

Hepatocyte Growth Factor Acutely Perturbs Actin Filament Anchorage at the Epithelial Zonula Adherens

Sabine Mangold, Selwin K. Wu, Suzanne J. Norwood, +4

Current Biology

Developmental BiologyCell AdhesionEpithelial Zonula AdherensCell-matrix InteractionMorphogenesis +9

Pulsatile contractility of actomyosin networks organizes the cellular cortex at lateral cadherin junctions

Selwin K. Wu, Srikanth Budnar, Alpha S. Yap, +1

European Journal of Cell Biology

Actomyosin NetworksCellular CortexMolecular PhysiologyNeuroanatomyMedicine +13