Enhanced cell-substratum adhesion of E-cadherin-expressing cells is mediated by activation of the small GTPase protein, Rac1

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 637-642

  Wang, Yuqing ^a   Ohkubo, Tadashi ^a   Tsubouchi, Hirohito ^a   Ozawa, Masayuki ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Collagen; E cadherin; G protein; Matrix

Indexed keywords

BETA1 INTEGRIN; CADHERIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYLYSINE; RAC1 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL ADHESION; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; KINETICS; L CELL; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD29; BINDING SITES; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; KINETICS; L CELLS (CELL LINE); MICE; MUTATION; POLYLYSINE; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33746697872     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.17.4.637     Document Type: Article

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