Nectin and afadin: Novel organizers of intracellular junctions

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-27

  Takai, Yoshimi ^a   Nakanishi, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adherens junctions; Afadin; Nectin; Puncta adherentia junctions; Sertoli cell spermatid junctions; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CADHERIN; CALCIUM ION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CLAUDIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROTEIN AFADIN; PROTEIN NECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SYNAPSE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL COMMUNICATION; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; KINESIN; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MYOSINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037232646     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00167     Document Type: Review

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