Abstract
Recent genetic studies in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans and fruitfly Drosophila have revealed the essential role integrin-linked kinase plays in integrin adhesion - but it apparently acts in this role as an adaptor rather than a kinase.
Keywords
BiologyCell biologyIntegrin-linked kinaseCaenorhabditis elegansIntegrinKinaseDrosophila (subgenus)Protein kinase AGeneticsCyclin-dependent kinase 2GeneReceptor
MeSH Terms
AnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCarrier ProteinsCell AdhesionDrosophilaFocal AdhesionsIntegrinsMacromolecular SubstancesMusclesProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine Kinases
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- 2002
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- 12
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- R350-R351
- Citations
- 25
- Access
- Closed
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Christos G. Zervas,
Nicholas H. Brown
(2002).
Integrin Adhesion: When Is a Kinase a Kinase?.
Current Biology
, 12
(10)
, R350-R351.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00856-4
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- DOI
- 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00856-4
- PMID
- 12015134