α-Actinin-4/FSGS1 is required for Arp2/3-dependent actin assembly at the adherens junction

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-130

  Tang, Vivian W ^a   Brieher, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ALPHA ACTININ 4; CADHERIN; CELL PROTEIN; FOCAL SEGMENTAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL ADHESION; CELL ASSAY; CELL CONTACT; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; KIDNEY CELL; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ACTININ; ACTINS; ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; DOGS; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84856716925     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201103116     Document Type: Article

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