Rho-GTPases: New members, new pathways

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 225-231

  Sorokina, Elena M ^a   Chernoff, Jonathan ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cdc42; Cytoskeleton; Effectors; GTPases; Rac; Rho; Transcription

Indexed keywords

RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; CELL NUCLEUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 18444406288     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20327     Document Type: Review

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