Dynamics of adherens junctions in epithelial establishment, maintenance, and remodeling

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 907-917

  Baum, Buzz ^a   Georgiou, Marios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CATENIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UVOMORULIN;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; HOMEOSTASIS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CELL POLARITY; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; MORPHOGENESIS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 79955508089     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201009141     Document Type: Review

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