The Dictyostelium RasS protein is required for macropinocytosis, phagocytosis and the control of cell movement

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 709-719

  Chubb, Jonathan R ^a   Wilkins, Andrew ^a   Thomas, Geraint M ^a   Insall, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell movement; Dictyostelium; Endocytosis; Pinocytosis; Ras

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; F ACTIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RAS PROTEIN;

AMOEBA; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CELL MUTANT; CELL POLARITY; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DICTYOSTELIUM; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PINOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSEUDOPODIUM;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; CELL SIZE; DICTYOSTELIUM; ENDOCYTOSIS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PINOCYTOSIS; PSEUDOPODIA; RAS PROTEINS;

DICTYOSTELIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034009562     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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