A mutation in α-catenin disrupts adhesion in clone A cells without perturbing its actin and β-catenin binding activity

Cell Adhesion and Communication

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 283-296

  Roe, Susanna ^a   Koslov, Erika R ^a   Rimm, David L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Carcinoma; Cytoskeleton; E cadherin; Plakoglobin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL ADHESION; COLON CARCINOMA; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0032469949     PISSN: 10615385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15419069809040298     Document Type: Article

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