Tepass and colleagues use a series of mutant α-catenin forms to study the role of this protein in Drosophila in vivo. Their data support a model in which monomeric α-catenin links the cadherin–β-catenin complex at adherens junction to the actin cytoskeleton.
- Ridhdhi Desai
- Ritu Sarpal
- Ulrich Tepass