Connecting cell adhesion to the actin polymerization machinery: Vinculin as the missing link?

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 163-165

  Bailly, Maryse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FILAMIN; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; PAXILLINE; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; TALIN; VINCULIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; LAMELLIPODIUM; LIGAND BINDING; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

EID: 0037377222     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8924(03)00030-8     Document Type: Review

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