Antisense expression of a desmocollin gene in MDCK cells alters desmosome plaque assembly but does not affect desmoglein expression

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 192-203

  Roberts, Gareth A ^a,b   Burdett, Ian D J ^a   Pidsley, Sara C ^a   King, Ian A ^a   Magee, Anthony I ^a   Buxton, Roger S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Desmocollin; Desmoglein; Desmosome; MDCK cell

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOGLEIN; ISOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; DNA LIBRARY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; PEMPHIGUS; POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0031927525     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0171-9335(98)80034-4     Document Type: Article

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