Mucin MUC1 is seen in cell surface protrusions together with ezrin in immunoelectron tomography and is concentrated at tips of filopodial protrusions in MCF-7 breast carcinoma cells

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-77

  Bennett R , Jr ^a   Jarvela T ^a   Engelhardt, P ^a   Kostamovaara, L ^a   Sparks, P ^a   Carpen O ^a   Turunen, O ^a   Vaheri, A ^a  

^a WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Ezrin; MUC1; Mucin

Indexed keywords

EZRIN; F ACTIN; GOLD; MOESIN; MUCIN; MUCIN 1; RADIXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROVILLUS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TOMOGRAPHY;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 0035183943     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540104900107     Document Type: Article

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