Rho-kinase phosphorylates COOH-terminal threonines of ezrin/radixin/moesin (ERM) proteins and regulates their head-to-tail association.

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Published in J Cell Biol on February 09, 1998

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T Matsui1, M Maeda, Y Doi, S Yonemura, M Amano, K Kaibuchi, S Tsukita, S Tsukita

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1: Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan.

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