Expression of a dominant negative cadherin mutant inhibits proliferation and stimulates terminal differentiation of human epidermal keratinocytes

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 3013-3023

  Zhu, Alan Jian ^a   Watt, Fiona M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Catenin; Differentiation; Epidermis; Keratinocyte

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CATENIN; INTEGRIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; DESMOSOME; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; BINDING SITES; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; EPIDERMIS; GAMMA CATENIN; H-2 ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INTEGRINS; KERATINOCYTES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0030460336     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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