N-cadherin regulates spatially polarized signals through distinct p120ctn and β-catenin-dependent signalling pathways
Ouyang M, Lu S, Kim T, Chen CE, Seong J, Leckband DE, Wang F, Reynolds AB, Schwartz MA, Wang Y. N-cadherin regulates spatially polarized signals through distinct p120ctn and β-catenin-dependent signalling pathways. Nature Communications 2013, 4: 1589. PMID: 23481397, PMCID: PMC3602931, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsBeta CateninCadherinsCateninsCell PolarityChickensCHO CellsCricetinaeDelta CateninEmbryo, MammalianFibroblastsFluorescent DyesIntegrinsIntercellular JunctionsMiceModels, BiologicalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein BindingRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionConceptsMyosin II light chainRac activityActin filamentsSmall GTPase RacΒ-catenin-dependent signaling pathwaysHigher phosphoinositidesCellular functionsGTPase RacDistinct effectorsMolecular signalsSignaling pathwaysMolecular activityLight chainNeighbouring cellsN-cadherinPhosphoinositideIntercellular junctionsIntegrin α5RacCellsComplexesFilamentsP120ctnSpatial distributionEffectors