The Rho GEFs LARG and GEF-H1 regulate the mechanical response to force on integrins

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 722-728

  Guilluy, Christophe ^a   Swaminathan, Vinay ^a   Garcia Mata, Rafael ^a   O'Brien, E Timothy ^b   Superfine, Richard ^b   Burridge, Keith ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOCAL ADHESION KINASE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR H1; INTEGRIN; LEUKEMIA ASSOCIATED RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE FYN; RAS PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOPHYSICS; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FIBROBLASTS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; INTEGRINS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MICE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 79957889032     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: 14764679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb2254     Document Type: Article

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