Myosin light chain kinase mediates eosinophil chemotaxis in a mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent manner

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-116

  Adachi, Tetsuya ^a   Stafford, Susan ^b   Kayaba, Hiroyuki ^a   Chihara, Junichi ^a   Alam, Rafeul ^b  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Eosinophil; Eotaxin; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Myosin light chain kinase

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; EOTAXIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; PHOSPHORUS 32;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 12244298158     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.27     Document Type: Article

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