Rap1: a key regulator in cell-cell junction formation
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Rap1: a key regulator in cell-cell junction formation.
Rap1 is a Ras-like small GTPase that is activated by many extracellular stimuli and strongly implicated in the control of integrin-mediated cell adhesion. Recent evidence indicates that Rap1 also plays a key role in formation of cadherin-based cell-cell junctions. Indeed, inhibition of Rap1 generates immature adherens junctions, whereas activation of Rap1 tightens cell-cell junctions. Interesti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Science
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1477-9137,0021-9533
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03306