Regulation and functions of Rho-associated kinase

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-51

  Amano, Mutsuki ^a   Fukata, Yuko ^b   Kaibuchi, Kozo ^a,b  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Adducin; Collapsin response mediator protein 2 (CRMP2); Ezrin radixin moesin (ERM); Intermediate filament; LIM kinase; Myosin; Myosin binding subunit (MBS); Rho; Rho associated kinase (Rho kinase)

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADDUCIN; EZRIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MOESIN; MYOSIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; RADIXIN; RHO FACTOR; SCATTER FACTOR; SEMAPHORIN;

CELL MOTILITY; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME REGULATION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034715885     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.2000.5046     Document Type: Article

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