Regulation of cytoskeletal mechanics and cell growth by myosin light chain phosphorylation

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 5 44-5, 1998, Pages

  Cai, Shuang ^a   Pestic Dragovich, Lidija ^a   O'Donnell, Martha E ^b   Wang, Ning ^c   Ingber, Donald ^d   Elson, Elliot ^e   De Lanerolle, Primal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell division; Cell stiffness; Mitogen activated protein kinase activation; Myosin light chain kinase; Osmotic swelling; Volume regulation

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL SWELLING; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RIGIDITY;

EID: 0031729852     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.275.5.c1349     Document Type: Article

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