Targeted mutation of plakoglobin in mice reveals essential functions of desmosomes in the embryonic heart

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 215-225

  Ruiz, Patricia ^a   Brinkmann, Volker ^a   Ledermann, Birgit ^b   Behrend, Martin ^f   Grund, Christine ^e   Thalhammer, Christoph ^c   Vogel, Frank ^a   Birchmeier, Carmen ^a   Günthert, Ursula ^d   Franke, Werner W ^e   Birchmeier, Walter ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b Sandoz Pharma Ltd   (Switzerland)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^e GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; PLAKOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DESMOSOME; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEART DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; DESMOSOMES; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; GAMMA CATENIN; GENETIC VECTORS; HEART; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MUTATION; MYOCARDIUM; RNA, MESSENGER; STEM CELLS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO;

EID: 10144229330     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.135.1.215     Document Type: Article

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