The NF2 tumor suppressor gene product, merlin, mediates contact inhibition of growth through interactions with CD44

Genes and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 968-980

  Morrison, Helen ^a   Sherman, Larry S ^b   Legg, James ^c   Banine, Fatima ^b   Isacke, Clare ^c   Haipek, Carrie A ^d   Gutmann, David H ^d   Ponta, Helmut ^a   Herrlich, Peter ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD44; ERM; Ezrin; Hyaluronate; NF2; Schwann cells

Indexed keywords

EZRIN; GENE PRODUCT; HERMES ANTIGEN; HYALURONIC ACID; MERLIN; MOESIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CONTACT INHIBITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GROWTH REGULATION; MOUSE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SCHWANN CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

3T3 CELLS; ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD44; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DOGS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HYALURONIC ACID; LIGANDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROFIBROMIN 2; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; FALCO COLUMBARIUS;

EID: 0035871299     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.189601     Document Type: Article

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