Fibroblast cell shape and adhesion in vitro is altered by overexpression of the 7a and 7b isoforms of protocadherin 7, but not the 7c isoform

Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 735-741

  Yoshida, Kenichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell Adhesion; Isoform; Overexpression; Protocadherin 7

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CALCIUM ION; PROTOCADHERIN 7; PROTOCADHERIN 7A; PROTOCADHERIN 7B; PROTOCADHERIN 7C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141868880     PISSN: 14258153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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