The dual role of zonula occludens (ZO) proteins

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bauer, H ^a   Zweimueller Mayer, J ^a   Steinbacher, P ^a   Lametschwandtner, A ^a   Bauer, H C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CLAUDIN; COXSACKIE VIRUS AND ADENOVIRUS RECEPTOR; CYCLIN D1; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE ASSOCIATED GUANYLATE CYCLASE KINASE; MYC PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY PROTEIN 95; PROTEIN SH3; RNA POLYMERASE; SCAFFOLD ATTACHMENT FACTOR B; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZONULA OCCLUDENS PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL JUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DESMOSOME; DOWN REGULATION; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; NUCLEAR EXPORT SIGNAL; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PDZ DOMAIN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIGHT JUNCTION; TUMOR GROWTH; ANIMAL; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL NUCLEUS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 77951695091     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/402593     Document Type: Review

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