Rho-family GTPases in cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 887-897

  Fukata, Masaki ^a   Kaibuchi, Kozo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; CAP102; CARRIER PROTEIN; CDC42 GTP BINDING PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; IQGAP1 PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC1 GTP BINDING PROTEIN; RAC1 PROTEIN; RHO GTP BINDING PROTEINS; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL ADHESION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMAL; CADHERINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035651254     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35103068     Document Type: Review

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