Structural and functional regulation of tight junctions by RhoA and Rac1 small GTPases

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-115

  Jou, Tzuu Shuh ^a   Schneeberger, Eveline E ^b   Nelson, W James ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelial cells; GTPase; Polarity; RhoA; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RHO FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL POLARITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TIGHT JUNCTION;

EID: 0032514134     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.142.1.101     Document Type: Article

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