The small GTPases Rho and Rac are required for the establishment of cadherin-dependent cell-cell contacts.

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Published in J Cell Biol on June 16, 1997

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V M Braga1, L M Machesky, A Hall, N A Hotchin

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1: Medical Research Council Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, WC1E 6BT, London, United Kingdom. v.braga@ucl.ac.uk

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Target cell specificity of two species of human interferon-alpha produced in Escherichia coli and of hybrid molecules derived from them. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1981) 1.89

Predicting the distribution of urinary schistosomiasis in Tanzania using satellite sensor data. Trop Med Int Health (2001) 1.89

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Rac mediates growth factor-induced arachidonic acid release. Cell (1995) 1.83

Activation of RhoA by lysophosphatidic acid and Galpha12/13 subunits in neuronal cells: induction of neurite retraction. Mol Biol Cell (1999) 1.76

RAC1 regulates adherens junctions through endocytosis of E-cadherin. Mol Biol Cell (2001) 1.76

A novel role for RhoGDI as an inhibitor of GAP proteins. EMBO J (1993) 1.74

Structural requirements and thermodynamics of the interaction of proline peptides with profilin. Biochemistry (1996) 1.72

A new rac target POSH is an SH3-containing scaffold protein involved in the JNK and NF-kappaB signalling pathways. EMBO J (1998) 1.72

Regulation and function of the Rho subfamily of small GTPases. Curr Opin Genet Dev (1994) 1.71

Evidence for an association between hookworm infection and cognitive function in Indonesian school children. Trop Med Int Health (1999) 1.71

p190-B, a new member of the Rho GAP family, and Rho are induced to cluster after integrin cross-linking. J Biol Chem (1995) 1.70

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