The GEF Bcr activates RhoA/MAL signaling to promote keratinocyte differentiation via desmoglein-1.

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Published in J Cell Biol on August 12, 2013

Authors

Adi D Dubash1, Jennifer L Koetsier, Evangeline V Amargo, Nicole A Najor, Robert M Harmon, Kathleen J Green

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.

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