Journal
DEVELOPMENT
Volume 147, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/dev.175596
Keywords
Extracellular matrix; Embryo; Migration; Adhesion; Differentiation; Biophysical
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- Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
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As the crucial non-cellular component of tissues, the extracellular matrix (ECM) provides both physical support and signaling regulation to cells. Some ECM molecules provide a fibrillar environment around cells, while others provide a sheet-like basement membrane scaffold beneath epithelial cells. In this Review, we focus on recent studies investigating the mechanical, biophysical and signaling cues provided to developing tissues by different types of ECM in a variety of developing organisms. In addition, we discuss how the ECM helps to regulate tissue morphology during embryonic development by governing key elements of cell shape, adhesion, migration and differentiation.
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