Protein kinase C activation upregulates intercellular adhesion of α- catenin-negative human colon cancer cell variants via induction of desmosomes

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1103-1116

  Van Hengel, Jolanda ^a   Gohon, Lionel ^a   Bruyneel, Erik ^b   Vermeulen, Stefan ^b   Cornelissen, Maria ^a   Mareel, Marc ^b   Van Roy, Frans ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; COLON CANCER; DESMOSOME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL SIZE; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOSOMES; DETERGENTS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PROTEIN KINASE C; SOLUBILITY; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030902371     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.137.5.1103     Document Type: Article

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