Actin stress fibers

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 120, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3491-3499

  Pellegrin, Stéphanie ^a   Mellor, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Cell migration; Contractility; Myoepithelial; Myofibroblast; Rho GTPase; Stress fibre

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA ACTININ; CELL PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN MDIA1; PROTEIN ROCK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; RHO KINASE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL MOTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; MUSCLE CELL; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS FIBER; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION; ANIMAL; FOCAL ADHESION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIBROBLASTS; FOCAL ADHESIONS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS FIBERS;

EID: 36248969983     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.018473     Document Type: Article

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