Alpha T-catenin (CTNNA3): A gene in the hand is worth two in the nest

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2493-2498

  Smith, James D ^a   Meehan, Maria H ^a   Crean, John ^a   McCann, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Alpha T catenin; CTNNA3; LRTMM3; Nested gene

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITE; CTNNA3 GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LRRTM1 GENE; LRRTM2 GENE; LRRTM3 GENE; MARKER GENE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ALPHA CATENIN; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NESTED GENES;

EID: 79960944447     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-011-0728-0     Document Type: Review

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