Immunoglobulin superfamily cell adhesion molecules: zippers and signals

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 543-550

  Aricescu, A Radu ^a   Jones, E Yvonne ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GLYCAN DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 35548982621     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2007.09.010     Document Type: Review

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