Control of polarized cell morphology and motility by adherens junctions

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 850-857

  Etienne Manneville, Sandrine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Cell cell adhesion; Cytoskeleton; Motility; Polarity

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CADHERIN;

ADHERENS JUNCTION; ADHERENT CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE CELL GROWTH; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 81955160705     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.07.023     Document Type: Review

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