N-WASP plays a critical role in fibroblast adhesion and spreading

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 364, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 908-912

  Misra, Ashish ^a   Lim, Rina Pei Zhi ^a   Wu, Zhihao ^a   Thanabalu, Thirumaran ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Actin; Arp2 3; CR16; WIP; WIRE

Indexed keywords

ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 3; BETA1 INTEGRIN; FIBRONECTIN; NEURAL WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN; PAXILLIN; SCLEROPROTEIN; VINCULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SPREADING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; FIBROBLASTS; MICE; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN, NEURONAL;

EID: 36049003778     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.10.086     Document Type: Article

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