Modulation of N-cadherin junctions and their role as epicenters of differentiation-specific actin regulation in the developing lens

Developmental Biology

Volumn 349, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 363-377

  Leonard, Michelle ^a   Zhang, Liping ^a   Zhai, Ni ^a   Cader, Ahmad ^a   Chan, Yim ^a   Nowak, Roberta B ^b   Fowler, Velia M ^b   Menko, A Sue ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Lens cell differentiation; Morphogenesis; N cadherin; N catenin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 3; ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; CORTACTIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE SHP 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ELONGATION; CELL JUNCTION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE DEVELOPMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; LENS DEVELOPMENT; LENS FIBER; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 78650827017     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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