Desmosomes and hemidesmosomes: Structure and function of molecular components

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 871-881

  Green, Kathleen J ^a   Jones, Jonathan C R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cell junction; cytoskeleton; matrix connector

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BETA4 INTEGRIN; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID ANTIGEN; CADHERIN; DESMOPLAKIN; INTEGRIN; LAMININ; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; PLAKOPHILIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; DESMOSOME; HEMIDESMOSOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0030006606     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.8.8666164     Document Type: Review

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