Lateral clustering of the adhesive ectodomain: A fundamental determinant of cadherin function

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 308-315

  Yap, Alpha S ^a   Brieher, William M ^a,b   Pruschy, Martin ^c,d   Gumbiner, Barry M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0031149109     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00154-0     Document Type: Article

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