Cadherin-catenin complex: Protein interactions and their implications for cadherin function

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 514-523

  Aberle, Hermann ^a   Schwartz, Hillel ^a   Kemler, Rolf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

APC; armadillo; cadherin; catenin; gene targeting; p120(cas); plakoglobin; protein interactions

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CATENIN; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCOPROTEIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; UVOMORULIN;

ARMADILLO; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; GENE TARGETING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; DESMOPLAKINS; GAMMA CATENIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0030000980     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4644(19960616)61:4<514::AID-JCB4>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Review

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