Essential and distinct roles for cdc42 and rac1 in the regulation of Schwann cell biology during peripheral nervous system development.

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Published in J Cell Biol on June 18, 2007

Authors

Yves Benninger1, Tina Thurnherr, Jorge A Pereira, Sven Krause, Xunwei Wu, Anna Chrostek-Grashoff, Dominik Herzog, Klaus-Armin Nave, Robin J M Franklin, Dies Meijer, Cord Brakebusch, Ueli Suter, João B Relvas

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.

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