The Rho GTPase Rho3 has a direct role in exocytosis that is distinct from its role in actin polarity

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4121-4133

  Adamo, Joan E ^a,b   Rossi, Guendalina ^a   Brennwald, Patrick ^a,b  

^a Department of Cell Biology ^*  (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE C; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RHO FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; CELL SURFACE; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME GLYCOSYLATION; EXOCYTOSIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE MUTATION; LIPID TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; YEAST;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0032740682     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.10.12.4121     Document Type: Article

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