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Integrin diversity enables dynamic adhesion control in a homeostatic epithelium
Jia Chen, Daiki Sugita, Edward S. Allgeyer…·Daniel St Johnston
The paper shows that integrin diversity in Drosophila midgut epithelia enables dynamic adhesion control, with enterocytes competing for basement membrane adhesion and being extruded when less adhesive.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.13.744583