Role of Rho family GTPases in epithelial morphogenesis

Genes and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1032-1054

  Van Aelst, Linda ^a,b   Symons, Marc ^a  

^a Watson School of Biological Sciences   (United States)

^b Northwell Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RHO FACTOR;

CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; DROSOPHILA; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036570588     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.978802     Document Type: Review

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