Cytoskeleton: Missing links found?

被引:9
作者
Bousquet, O [1 ]
Coulombe, PA [1 ]
机构
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT DERMATOL,BALTIMORE,MD 21205
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D O I
10.1016/S0960-9822(02)70772-0
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The quest for the function of BPAG1, a major hemidesmosomal protein of skin keratinocytes, has (ed to the discovery of a group of protein isoforms derived from the same genomic locus that are involved in organizing and integrating cytoskeletal networks in sensory neurons.
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页码:1563 / 1566
页数:4
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