Cortical F-actin stabilization generates apical-lateral patterns of junctional contractility that integrate cells into epithelia

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 167-178

  Wu, Selwin K ^a   Gomez, Guillermo A ^a   Michael, Magdalene ^a   Verma, Suzie ^a   Cox, Hayley L ^a   Lefevre, James G ^a   Parton, Robert G ^a   Hamilton, Nicholas A ^a   Neufeld, Zoltan ^a   Yap, Alpha S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINS; CACO-2 CELLS; CADHERINS; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN, NEURONAL;

EID: 84893332158     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: 14764679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb2900     Document Type: Article

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