Signaling function of α-catenin in microtubule regulation

Cell Cycle

Volumn 7, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2377-2383

  Shtutman, Michael ^a   Chausovsky, Alexander ^b   Prager Khoutorsky, Masha ^b   Schiefermeier, Natalia ^b,e   Boguslavsky, Shlomit ^b   Kam, Zvi ^b   Fuchs, Elaine ^c   Geiger, Benjamin ^b   Borisy, Gary G ^d   Bershadsky, Alexander D ^b  

^a ORDWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Alpha catenin; Beta catenin; Cadherins; Centrosome; Cytoplasts; Microtubules; p120ctn

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN P120;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CENTROSOME; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; MASS; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 48849115254     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.6362     Document Type: Article

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