Mechanisms of CDC-42 activation during contact-induced cell polarization

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1692-1702

  Chan, Emily ^a   Nance, Jeremy ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; CDC 42; Cell polarity; ECT 2; RhoGEF

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; PROTEIN CDC42; PROTEIN CGEF 1; PROTEIN ECT 2; PROTEIN PAR 6; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL POLARITY; CELL SURFACE; EMBRYO CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CDC-42; CELL POLARITY; ECT-2; RHOGEF;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL POLARITY; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS;

EID: 84877947718     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.124594     Document Type: Article

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