Desmosomes at a glance

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 122, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 4401-4407

  Desai, Bhushan V ^a   Harmon, Robert M ^a   Green, Kathleen J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADAM PROTEIN; ARMADILLO DOMAIN PROTEIN; CADHERIN; DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOGLEIN; DESMOPLAKIN; PLAKIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM CALCIUM TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; DESMOSOME; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ARMADILLO DOMAIN PROTEINS; CADHERINS; DESMOSOMES; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; PLAKINS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 71449110617     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.037457     Document Type: Article

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