Inhibiting cadherin function by dominant mutant E-cadherin expression increases the extent of tight junction assembly

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 985-996

  Troxell, Megan L ^a   Gopalakrishnan, Shobha ^b   McCormack, Joanne ^c   Poteat, Bradley A ^b   Pennington, Janice ^b   Garringer, Sean M ^b   Schneeberger, Eveline E ^c   Nelson, W James ^a   Marrs, James A ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; E cadherin; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE FRACTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; DOGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MUTATION; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034111155     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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