Rap1 and Rap2 Antagonistically Control Endothelial Barrier Resistance

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Pannekoek, Willem Jan ^a   Linnemann, Jelena R ^a   Brouwer, Patricia M ^a   Bos, Johannes L ^a   Rehmann, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN RAP2; RAP1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ENDOTHELIUM; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; RAP GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RAP1 GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 84874566916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057903     Document Type: Article

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