SEPTATE JUNCTIONS IN IMAGINAL DISKS OF DROSOPHILA - A MODEL FOR THE REDISTRIBUTION OF SEPTA DURING CELL REARRANGEMENT
SEPTATE JUNCTIONS IN IMAGINAL DISKS OF DROSOPHILA - A MODEL FOR THE REDISTRIBUTION OF SEPTA DURING CELL REARRANGEMENT
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DOI:
10.1083/jcb.94.1.77
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
7.8
通讯作者:
FRISTROM, DK
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作者:
FRISTROM, DK
The organization of septate junctions during morphogenesis of imaginal discs is described from freeze-fracture replicas and thin sections with a view to understanding junction modulation during rearrangements of cells in epithelia. The septate junctions of each potential cell of the disc are distributed in a number of discrete domains equal to the number of neighboring cells. Individual septa traverse domains of contact between pairs of adjacent cells, turn downwards at the lateral boundary of the domain and run parallel to the intersection with a 3rd cell. This arrangement leaves small channels at 3-cell intersections that are occupied by specialized structures termed tricellular plugs. Cell rearrangement involves a progressive change in the width of contact domains between adjacent cells, until old contacts are broken and new ones established. The septate junction adjusts to the changing width of domains by the compaction or extension of existing septa. This redistribution of septa theoretically allows a transepithelial barrier to be maintained during cell rearrangements. The applicability of this model to other epithelial tissues is discussed.