Regulation mechanism of ERM (ezrin/radixin/moesin) protein/plasma membrane association: possible involvement of phosphatidylinositol turnover and Rho-dependent signaling pathway.

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Published in J Cell Biol on October 01, 1996

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M Hirao1, N Sato, T Kondo, S Yonemura, M Monden, T Sasaki, Y Takai, S Tsukita, S Tsukita

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1: Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.

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