Functional domains of α-catenin required for the strong state of cadherin-based cell adhesion

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1311-1322

  Imamura, Yuzo ^a   Itoh, Masahiko ^a   Maeno, Yoshito ^a   Tsukita, Shoichiro ^a   Nagafuchi, Akira ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

catenin; Adhesion; E cadherin; Vinculin; ZO 1

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; CADHERIN; CYTOCHALASIN D; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; VINCULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL ADHESION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; L CELLS (CELL LINE); MICE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSFECTION; VINCULIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033594088     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.144.6.1311     Document Type: Article

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