Rho GTPases and Regulation of Cell Migration and Polarization in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Hou, Aihua ^a   Toh, Li Xian ^b   Gan, Kah Hui ^a   Lee, Khee Jin Ryan ^a   Manser, Edward ^b   Tong, Louis ^a,c,d,e  

^a SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL BIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^d DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; P21 ACTIVATED KINASE; P21 ACTIVATED KINASE 4; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC1 PROTEIN; RAC2 PROTEIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; POLARIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WOUND CLOSURE;

CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; P21-ACTIVATED KINASES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 84885414840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077107     Document Type: Article

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