N-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion promotes cell migration in a three-dimensional matrix

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 125, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 3661-3670

  Shih, Wenting ^a   Yamada, Soichiro ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

3D matrix; Cell migration; Cell cell adhesion; EMT; N cadherin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; COLLAGEN; DESMOPLAKIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; SCATTER FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STRAIN; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FORCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACTINS; ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CELL MOVEMENT; COLLAGEN; CYTOSKELETON; DOGS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; MADIN DARBY CANINE KIDNEY CELLS; STRESS FIBERS;

EID: 84867262674     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.103861     Document Type: Article

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