Rab27a enables myosin Va-dependent melanosome capture by recruiting the myosin to the organelle

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1091-1100

  Wu, Xufeng ^a   Rao, Kang ^a   Bowers, M Blair ^a   Copeland, Neal G ^b   Jenkins, Nancy A ^b   Hammer III, John A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanocyte; Melanosome; Myosin V; Organelle motility; Rab

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ASHEN PROTEIN; COAT PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DILUTE PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN VA; RAB PROTEIN; RAB27A PROTEIN; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; SNARE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CELL MOTILITY; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL SURFACE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CODE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOSOME; MICROTUBULE; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035073174     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.114.6.1091     Document Type: Article

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