Radixin regulates cell migration and cell-cell adhesion through Rac1

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 125, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 3310-3319

  Valderrama, Ferran ^a,b   Thevapala, Subangi ^b   Ridley, Anne J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Cadherin; Cell migration; Cell cell adhesion; ERM proteins; Rho GTPase

Indexed keywords

EZRIN; F ACTIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; MOESIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC1 PROTEIN; RADIXIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; VAV PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; CELL SPREADING; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANTIGENS, CD; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 84869116276     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.094383     Document Type: Article

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