A bigger picture: Classical cadherins and the dynamic actin cytoskeleton

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 673-679

  Ratheesh, Aparna ^a   Yap, Alpha S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CADHERIN; CATENIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; CELL INTERACTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SURFACE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 84866736640     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm3431     Document Type: Review

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