Tissue Structure: A CIVICs Lesson for Adipocytes

A new study upends the clear distinction between cell–cell adhesion and cell–matrix adhesion by showing that type IV collagen is essential for inter-adipocyte adhesion in the Drosophila fat body. A new study upends the clear distinction between cell–cell adhesion and cell–matrix adhesion by showing...

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Published inCurrent biology Vol. 27; no. 18; pp. R1013 - R1015
Main Authors Zajac, Allison L., Horne-Badovinac, Sally
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Inc 25.09.2017
Subjects
Adipocytes - cytology
Animals
Cell Adhesion
Collagen Type IV
Drosophila
Signal Transduction
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Summary:A new study upends the clear distinction between cell–cell adhesion and cell–matrix adhesion by showing that type IV collagen is essential for inter-adipocyte adhesion in the Drosophila fat body. A new study upends the clear distinction between cell–cell adhesion and cell–matrix adhesion by showing that type IV collagen is essential for inter-adipocyte adhesion in the Drosophila fat body.
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ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.029