The focal adhesion phosphoprotein, VASP

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 307-311

  Holt, Mark R ^a   Critchley, David R ^a   Brindle, Nicholas P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Adhesion; Migration

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; G ACTIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; PROFILIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR STIMULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN; VINCULIN; ZYXIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOTILITY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0031858798     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(97)00101-5     Document Type: Article

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