Molecular components of the adherens junction

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1778, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 562-571

  Niessen, Carien M ^a   Gottardi, Cara J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cadherin; Catenin; Nectin; Zonula adherens

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; AFADIN; CADHERIN; CATENIN; NECTIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; CELL SELECTION; CELL VACUOLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 39849088124     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.12.015     Document Type: Review

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