Perturbations of the actin cytoskeleton activate a Dictyostelium STAT signalling pathway

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 420-425

  Araki, Tsuyoshi ^a   Williams, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Dictyostelium; DIF 1; Hyper osmotic stress; STAT

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN A; F ACTIN; LATRUNCULIN A; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE; STAT PROTEIN; STATC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DICTYOSTELIUM; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTINS; CALCINEURIN; DICTYOSTELIUM; HEXANONES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

DICTYOSTELIUM;

EID: 84862827114     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: 16181298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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