Contributions of extracellular and intracellular domains of full length and chimeric cadherin molecules to junction assembly in epithelial cells

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1305-1318

  Norvell, Suzanne M ^a   Green, Kathleen J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Desmoglein; Desmosome; E cadherin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOGLEIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SURFACE; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

CADHERINS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOCOLLINS; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 2; DESMOGLEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; DESMOSOMES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GAMMA CATENIN; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031801571     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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