Rho- and Rac-dependent assembly of focal adhesion complexes and actin filaments in permeabilized fibroblasts: An essential role for ezrin/radixin/moesin proteins

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 927-938

  Mackay, Deborah J G ^a   Esch, Fred ^a   Furthmayr, Heinz ^b   Hall, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GUANOSINE 5' O (3 THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; INTEGRIN; MOESIN; RADIXIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

3T3 CELLS; ACTINS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BLOOD PROTEINS; BRAIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; CYTOSOL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; INTEGRINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEINS; RAC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030872949     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.138.4.927     Document Type: Article

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