Reevaluating αE-catenin monomer and homodimer functions by characterizing E-cadherin/αE-catenin chimeras

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1065-1074

  Bianchini, Julie M ^a   Kitt, Khameeka N ^a   Gloerich, Martijn ^a   Pokutta, Sabine ^a   Weis, William I ^a   Nelson, W James ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ALPHA CATENIN; F ACTIN; HOMODIMER; MONOMER; UVOMORULIN; CADHERIN; CTNNA1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHIMERA; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HEK293 CELL LINE; HUMAN; L CELL LINE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; L CELLS (CELL LINE); MICE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

EID: 84953344397     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201411080     Document Type: Article

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