Dimer asymmetry defines α-catenin interactions

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-193

  Rangarajan, Erumbi S ^a   Izard, Tina ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; DIMER; F ACTIN; VINCULIN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ACTINS; ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ALPHA CATENIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; VINCULIN; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84873569278     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2479     Document Type: Article

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