Overview:
What are epithelial cells?
What is epithelial cell polarity?
To learn more, check out the following publications:
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What makes epithelial cells polarized?
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Crumbs, Yurt and the establishment and maintenance of epithelial polarity
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What makes epithelial cells polarized?
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Crumbs, Yurt and the establishment and maintenance of epithelial polarity
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How do polarity markers get to where they need to be in the cell?
Intracellular trafficking and its role in epithelial polarity and maintenance
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How do cells remain stuck to each other in a sheet?
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alpha catenin as a physical link between the actomyosin cytoskeleton and the adherens junction
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How do epithelial cells escape from their sheet in order to migrate?
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Neuroblast ingression as a model for epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT)
How do cells remain stuck to each other in a sheet?
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alpha catenin as a physical link between the actomyosin cytoskeleton and the adherens junction
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How do epithelial cells escape from their sheet in order to migrate?
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Neuroblast ingression as a model for epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT)