Tropomodulin 1 Constrains Fiber Cell Geometry during Elongation and Maturation in the Lens Cortex

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 414-427

  Nowak, Roberta B ^a   Fowler, Velia M ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

actin; hexagonal geometry; membrane skeleton; ocular lens; spectrin; tropomodulin

Indexed keywords

TROPOMODULIN; TROPOMODULIN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIN; TMOD1 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ELONGATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; LENS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SHAPE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; TROPOMODULIN;

EID: 84864102947     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/0022155412440881     Document Type: Article

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