Assembly and mechanosensory function of focal contacts

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 584-592

  Geiger, B ^a   Bershadsky, A ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MYOSIN; RAC PROTEIN; RHO FACTOR; RHO KINASE;

CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; LAMELLIPODIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0035479910     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(00)00255-6     Document Type: Review

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