Interactions among IQGAP1, Cdc42, and the cadherin/catenin protein complex regulate sertoli-germ cell adherens junction dynamics in the testis

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-66

  Wing, Yee Lui ^a   Mruk, Dolores D ^a   Cheng, C Yan ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CATENIN; PROTEIN CDC42;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GERM CELLS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PROTEIN BINDING; RAS GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELLS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 10044238907     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20098     Document Type: Article

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