Complex interactions between GSK3 and aPKC in drosophila embryonic epithelial morphogenesis Journal Article


Authors: Kaplan, N. A.; Colosimo, P. F.; Liu, X. P.; Tolwinski, N. S.
Article Title: Complex interactions between GSK3 and aPKC in drosophila embryonic epithelial morphogenesis
Abstract: Generally, epithelial cells must organize in three dimensions to form functional tissue sheets. Here we investigate one such sheet, the Drosophila embryonic epidermis, and the morphogenetic processes organizing cells within it. We report that epidermal morphogenesis requires the proper distribution of the apical polarity determinant aPKC. Specifically, we find roles for the kinases GSK3 and aPKC in cellular alignment, asymmetric protein distribution, and adhesion during the development of this polarized tissue. Finally, we propose a model explaining how regulation of aPKC protein levels can reorganize both adhesion and the cytoskeleton.
Keywords: polarization; armadillo; axin; pathways; protein-kinase-c; cdc42; signal; planar polarity; asymmetric cell-division; bazooka
Journal Title: PLoS ONE
Volume: 6
Issue: 4
ISSN: 1932-6203
Publisher: Public Library of Science  
Date Published: 2011-04-05
Start Page: e18616
Language: English
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018616
ACCESSION: WOS:000289191300033
PROVIDER: wos
PMCID: PMC3071738
PUBMED: 21483653
Notes: --- - Article No.: e18616 - "Source: Wos"
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  1. Nicole Alouise Kaplan
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  2. Xiaoping Liu
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