Establishment of cell-cell junctions depends on the oligomeric states of VE-cadherin

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 821-832

  Bibert, Stéphanie ^a   Ayari, Hélène ^b   Riveline, Daniel ^b   Concord, Evelyne ^a   Hermant, Bastien ^a   Vernet, Thierry ^a   Gulino Debrac, Danièle ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cell cell junctions; Endothelium; Hexamer; VE cadherin

Indexed keywords

DIMER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE MUTATION; INTERNALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 46349089400     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn035     Document Type: Article

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