Abstract
Eph receptors and ephrins can sharpen domains within developing tissues by mediating repulsion at interfaces. An Eph receptor has now been shown also to regulate cell adhesion within tissue subdivisions.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cell Adhesion / physiology*
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Cell Movement / physiology*
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Ephrins / metabolism
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Ephrins / physiology*
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Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental*
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Models, Biological
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Morphogenesis*
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Receptors, Eph Family / metabolism
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Receptors, Eph Family / physiology*
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Rhombencephalon / cytology
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Rhombencephalon / physiology
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Signal Transduction / physiology*
Substances
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Ephrins
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Receptors, Eph Family