Regulation of cadherin function by Rho and Rac: Modulation by junction maturation and cellular context

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-22

  Braga, Vania M M ^a   Del Maschio, Aldo ^b   Machesky, Laura ^a   Dejana, Elisabetta ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CADHERIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0032948289     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.10.1.9     Document Type: Article

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