Regulation of the endothelial barrier function: A filum granum of cellular forces, Rho-GTPase signaling and microenvironment

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 355, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 557-576

  Amado Azevedo, Joana ^a   Valent, Erik T ^a   Van Nieuw Amerongen, Geerten P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endothelial barrier; Extracellular matrix stiffness; Permeability; Rho GTPases; Traction forces

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC1 PROTEIN; RAP1 PROTEIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE DISSOCIATION INHIBITOR; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOB GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

BINDING AFFINITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION; ANIMAL; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84899472758     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-014-1828-6     Document Type: Review

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