The cadherin superfamily: Diversity in form and function

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 629-641

  Angst, Brigitt D ^a   Marcozzi, Cristiana ^a,b   Magee, Anthony I ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Catenin; Cell adhesion; Lipid raft; Signaling

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CADHERIN; CALCIUM; CATENIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; HUMAN; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0035077317     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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