Plakoglobin: Role in tumorigenesis and metastasis

International Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Aktary, Zackie ^a   Pasdar, Manijeh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMADILLO DOMAIN PROTEIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; WNT PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DESMOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARMADILLO;

EID: 84859739090     PISSN: 16878876     EISSN: 16878884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/189521     Document Type: Review

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