Hemicentins: What have we learned from worms?

Cell Research

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 872-878

  Vogel, Bruce E ^a   Muriel, Joaquin M ^a   Dong, Chun ^a   Xu, Xuehong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Cell junction and adhesion; Extracellular matrix; Fibulin; Hemicentins

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; FIBULIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL ADHESION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; MUTATION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33751078807     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7310100     Document Type: Review

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