Dynamics between actin and the VE-cadherin/ catenin complex: Novel aspects of the ARP2/3 complex in regulation of endothelial junctions

Cell Adhesion and Migration

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 125-135

  Taha, Abdallah Abu ^a   Schnittler, Hans J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actin; ARP2 3 complex; Cortical actin; Endothelium; Stress fibers; VE cadherin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ALPHA ACTIN; ALPHA ACTININ; BETA ACTIN; CATENIN; CORTACTIN; EPITHELIAL PROTEIN LOST IN NEOPLASM; NEURAL WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN P120; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN; VINCULIN; WASP FAMILY VERPROLIN HOMOLOGOUS PROTEIN; ACTININ; ALPHA CATENIN; CADHERIN; DELTA CATENIN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANGIOGENESIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DENSITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SIZE; DIAPEDESIS; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL; WOUND HEALING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; STRESS FIBER; TRANSENDOTHELIAL AND TRANSEPITHELIAL MIGRATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ACTININ; ACTINS; ALPHA CATENIN; ANTIGENS, CD; CADHERINS; CATENINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; STRESS FIBERS; TRANSENDOTHELIAL AND TRANSEPITHELIAL MIGRATION; VINCULIN;

EID: 84899450606     PISSN: 19336918     EISSN: 19336926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cam.28243     Document Type: Review

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