Characterization of the interactions of α-catenin with α-actinin and β-catenin/plakoglobin

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1013-1022

  Nieset, Jill E ^a   Redfield, Ann R ^b   Jin, Fang ^a   Knudsen, Karen A ^b   Johnson, Keith R ^c   Wheelock, Margaret J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b LANKENAU INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

actinin; catenin; catenin; Cadherin; Cytoskeleton; Plakoglobin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ; ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; PLAKOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ACTININ; ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; GAMMA CATENIN; HUMANS; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0030926845     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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