Cell fusion mediates dramatic alterations in the actin cytoskeleton, focal adhesions, and E-cadherin in trophoblastic cells

Cytoskeleton

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 241-256

  Ishikawa, Atsuko ^a,b   Omata, Waka ^a   Ackerman, William E ^a   Takeshita, Toshiyuki ^b   Vandré, Dale D ^a,c   Robinson, John M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY HOMER STRYKER MD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; BeWo cells; Cell fusion; Differentiation; E cadherin; Focal adhesion; Trophoblasts

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; FORSKOLIN; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; PHALLOIDIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; CELL FUSION; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; FOCAL ADHESION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; STAINING; TROPHOBLAST;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; CADHERINS; CELL FUSION; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; COLFORSIN; FOCAL ADHESIONS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHALLOIDINE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; STAINING AND LABELING; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84898902853     PISSN: 19493584     EISSN: 19493592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.21165     Document Type: Article

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