Junctional trafficking and epithelial morphogenesis

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 350-356

  Wirtz Peitz, Frederik ^a   Zallen, Jennifer A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; UVOMORULIN;

CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; CELL SURFACE; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXOCYTOSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL POLARITY; DROSOPHILA; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EXOCYTOSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 68949141437     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2009.04.011     Document Type: Review

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