A mechanism for inhibition of E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion by the membrane-associated mucin episialin/MUC1

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 565-577

  Wesseling, Jelle ^a   Van Der Valk, Sylvia W ^a   Hilkens, John ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CA 15-3 ANTIGEN; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DELETION MUTANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIALYLATION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0029937975     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.7.4.565     Document Type: Article

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