Cross-talk between adherens junctions and desmosomes depends on plakoglobin

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 919-934

  Lewis, Jani E ^a,c   Wahl III, James K ^a   Sass, Kristin M ^a   Jensen, Pamela J ^b   Johnson, Keith R ^a   Wheelock, Margaret J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOGLEIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CADHERINS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOCOLLINS; DESMOGLEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; DESMOSOMES; DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA CATENIN; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031029677     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.136.4.919     Document Type: Article

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