Potoczky Ellen K, Yap Alpha S
Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072 Australia.
Sci Signal. 2025 May 13;18(886):eadx0682. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.adx0682.
In this issue of , Houtekamer . report a mechanism by which adherens junctions enable epithelia to respond to mechanical stress. They demonstrate that E-cadherin-containing adhesions stimulate ERK signaling in response to tissue tension through a metalloproteinase pathway that releases EGF receptor ligands.