KIF17 stabilizes microtubules and contributes to epithelial morphogenesis by acting at MT plus ends with EB1 and APC

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 443-460

  Jaulin, Fanny ^a,b   Kreitzer, Geri ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; KINESIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PROTEIN EB1; PROTEIN KIF17; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI PROTEIN; ANIMALS; CACO-2 CELLS; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; KINESIN; MICE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; MORPHOGENESIS;

EID: 77955452414     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201006044     Document Type: Article

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