Induction of filopodia-like protrusions by transmembrane agrin: Role of agrin glycosaminoglycan chains and Rho-family GTPases

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 316, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2260-2277

  Lin, Lin ^a,b   McCroskery, Seumas ^a,c   Ross, Jaime M ^a,d   Chak, Yvonne ^a,e   Neuhuber, Birgit ^a,f   Daniels, Mathew P ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c ERMA New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^e SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrin; Filopodia; Glycosaminoglycan

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; GAG PROTEIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC1 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRAIN COS7; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILOPODIUM; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT;

EID: 77954385137     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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