The ins and outs of fibronectin matrix assembly

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 116, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 3269-3276

  Wierzbicka Patynowski, Iwona ^a   Schwarzbauer, Jean E ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Fibril; Fibronectin; Integrin; Intracellular signalling; Receptor

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; FIBRONECTIN; INTEGRIN; INTEGRIN RECEPTOR;

CELL COMPOSITION; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOSKELETON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBER; MEMBRANE BINDING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETON; DIMERIZATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; INTEGRINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0042887252     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00670     Document Type: Review

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