[HTML][HTML] The extracellular matrix dimension of skeletal muscle development

…, M Deries, AS Cachaço, F Bajanca - Developmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
F–G. Sagittal confocal sections of rat embryos at thorax level. F. E12.5 rat embryo. Segmented
epaxial myotomes are forming with myocytes (red), parallel to the axis; segments are …

[HTML][HTML] Absence of ataxin-3 leads to cytoskeletal disorganization and increased cell death

…, TL Silva, D Ferreira, F Bajanca… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2010 - Elsevier
Ataxin-3 (ATXN3) is a widely expressed protein that binds to ubiquitylated proteins, has
deubiquitylating activity in vitro and is thought to modulate substrate degradation through the …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo topology converts competition for cell-matrix adhesion into directional migration

F Bajanca, N Gouignard, C Colle, M Parsons… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
… We first assessed the distribution of Sdf1, Semaphorin 3A and 3 F mRNAs by in situ
hybridisation, before migration (Fig. 1a, st17) and throughout migration (Fig. 1a, St21-St28, dorsal …

Integrins in the mouse myotome: developmental changes and differences between the epaxial and hypaxial lineage

F Bajanca, M Luz, MJ Duxson… - … dynamics: an official …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… We recently mapped integrin expression patterns in limb MPCs in the mouse (Bajanca and
Thorsteinsdóttir, 2002). We showed that limb MPCs up- and down-regulate several integrin …

Integrin α6β1-laminin interactions regulate early myotome formation in the mouse embryo

F Bajanca, M Luz, K Raymond, GG Martins… - 2006 - journals.biologists.com
We addressed the potential role of cell-laminin interactions during epaxial myotome
formation in the mouse embryo. Assembly of the myotomal laminin matrix occurs as epaxial …

Molecular clocks underlying vertebrate embryo segmentation: A 10‐year‐old hairy‐go‐round

…, I Palmeirim, F Bajanca - Birth Defects Research …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Segmentation of the vertebrate embryo body is a fundamental developmental process that
occurs with strict temporal precision. Temporal control of this process is achieved through …

[HTML][HTML] Ataxin-3 plays a role in mouse myogenic differentiation through regulation of integrin subunit levels

MC Costa, F Bajanca, AJ Rodrigues, RJ Tome… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
… (E–F) mATX3-depleted and differentiated cells at Day 3 labeled with mATX3 (green) and
α7 integrin subunit (red) show reduced levels of mATX3 and α7 integrin subunit (F) compared …

Integrin repertoire on myogenic cells changes during the course of primary myogenesis in the mouse

…, CS Pereira, RG Pardal, F Bajanca… - … dynamics: an official …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… C: After arriving to the limb buds, cells of the early muscle masses express α1β1, α4β1,
α5β1, a αv-containing integrin (this study; Bajanca and Thorsteinsdóttir, 2002), and fibronectin …

In vivo dynamics of skeletal muscle Dystrophin in zebrafish embryos revealed by improved FRAP analysis

F Bajanca, V Gonzalez-Perez, SJ Gillespie, C Beley… - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.06541.001 Dystrophin forms an essential link between sarcolemma and
cytoskeleton, perturbation of which causes muscular dystrophy. We analysed Dystrophin binding …

Sonic hedgehog regulates integrin activity, cadherin contacts, and cell polarity to orchestrate neural tube morphogenesis

…, C Blavet, A Jarov, F Bajanca… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
… The arrows in F and I point at ectopic motor neuron progenitors. L–O, Morphology of neural
F, F-actin distribution at 15 hpe in Shh-electroporated neural tubes. The short arrows point …