Cdc42 antagonizes inductive action of cAMP on cell shape, via effects of the myotonic dystrophy kinase-related Cdc42-binding kinase (MRCK) on myosin light chain phosphorylation

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 231-242

  Dong, Jing Ming ^a   Leung, Thomas ^a   Manser, Edward ^a   Lim, Louis ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cAMP; Cdc42; MLCK; MRCK

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN CDC42; PROTEIN KINASE; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; EXOENZYME C3, CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; FORSKOLIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRAIN; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOCAL ADHESION; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SECOND MESSENGER; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CELL SIZE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; MUTATION; PHOSPHORYLATION;

ADP RIBOSE TRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL LINE; CELL SIZE; CYCLIC AMP; FOCAL ADHESIONS; FORSKOLIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROINJECTIONS; MUTATION; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; MYOSIN-LIGHT-CHAIN KINASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN;

EID: 0036011166     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00238     Document Type: Article

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