Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein: Crucial for activation of Rac1 in endothelial barrier maintenance

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Schlegel, Nicolas ^a   Waschke, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAC1 PROTEIN; VASODILATOR STIMULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; VASODILATOR-STIMULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIGHT JUNCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; ANIMAL; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77955154871     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvq093     Document Type: Editorial

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