Cell BiologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewed
Cell contacts and pericellular matrix in the Xenopus gastrula chordamesoderm
Olivia Luu, Debanjan Barua, Rudolf Winklbauer
The paper investigates cell-cell contacts and pericellular matrix in Xenopus gastrula chordamesoderm, showing that adhesion is mediated by pericellular matrix and that contact abundance decreases with adhesion factor depletion.