An in vivo structure-function study of Armadillo, the β-catenin homologue, reveals both separate and overlapping regions of the protein required for cell adhesion and for wingless signaling

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1283-1300

  Orsulic, Sandra ^a   Peifer, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DROSOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0029768676     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.134.5.1283     Document Type: Article

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