Ezrin regulates cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion, a possible role with E-cadherin/β-catenin

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 112, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 3081-3090

  Hiscox, Stephen ^a   Jiang, Wen G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

catenin; Cadherin; Cell adhesion; ERM family; Ezrin; Paxillin

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; BETA CATENIN; EZRIN; ORTHOVANADIC ACID; PAXILLIN; SCATTER FACTOR; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOTILITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL LINE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOVEMENT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

FALCO COLUMBARIUS;

EID: 0032830907     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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