Morphogenic effects of ezrin require a phosphorylation-induced transition from oligomers to monomers at the plasma membrane

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 193-203

  Gautreau, Alexis ^a   Louvard, Daniel ^a   Arpin, Monique ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Actin; Conformation; Cytoskeleton; ERM; Head to tail interaction

Indexed keywords

EZRIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MOESIN; MONOMER; OLIGOMER; RADIXIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; LAMELLIPODIUM; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BIOPOLYMERS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CLONE CELLS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; CYTOSOL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; LLC-PK1 CELLS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROVILLI; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SWINE;

EID: 0034631843     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.150.1.193     Document Type: Article

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