The transcription factor Snail downregulates the tight junction components independently of E-cadherin downregulation

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1675-1685

  Ohkubo, Tadashi ^a   Ozawa, Masayuki ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Cadherin; Snail; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN 1; FIBRONECTIN; MESSENGER RNA; OCCLUDIN; PROTEIN P120; PROTEIN ZO1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPORTER GENE; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; TIGHT JUNCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ALPHA CATENIN; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL LINE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOGS; DOWN-REGULATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MESODERM; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TIGHT JUNCTIONS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 2342431153     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01004     Document Type: Article

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