Mechanisms of activation and action of mDial in the formation of parallel stress fibers in MDCK cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 68-72

  Takaishi, Kenji ^a   Mino, Akihisa ^a   Ikeda, Wataru ^a   Nakano, Katsutoshi ^a   Takai, Yoshimi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

MDial; Rho; Stress fibers

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN MDIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CYTOSKELETON; DELETION MUTANT; DNA FLANKING REGION; DOG; GENE CONSTRUCT; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING;

EID: 0033916481     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3102     Document Type: Article

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