Cell BiologyMolecular Biology of the CellPeer-reviewed
Pre-existing tissue mechanical hypertension at adherens junctions disrupts apoptotic extrusion in epithelia
Zoya Mann, Fayth Lim, Suzie Verma…·Kinga Duszyc
This study shows that pre-existing mechanical tension at adherens junctions impairs apoptotic extrusion in epithelia, and this effect can be reversed by reducing tension.