Spatially restricted activation of RhoA signalling at epithelial junctions by p114RhoGEF drives junction formation and morphogenesis

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-166

  Terry, Stephen J ^a   Zihni, Ceniz ^a   Elbediwy, Ahmed ^a   Vitiello, Elisa ^a   San, Isabelle V Leefa Chong ^a   Balda, Maria S ^a   Matter, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN II; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; COMPLEX FORMATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TIGHT JUNCTION;

CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 79551612886     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb2156     Document Type: Article

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