Junctional β-Catenin Stabilization Links Wnt Signaling and Force Generation
Agimaa Otgonbaatar, Sujithra Shankar, Prameet Kaur, Prabhat Tawari, Nicholas S. Tolwinski
The paper measures β-catenin protein stability in vivo during development and finds stabilization at the leading edge during dorsal closure, linked to adhesion function and regulated by Dishevelled and JNK.
bioRxiv · May 9, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology