Open AccessMerlin casts its spell on the cortical cytoskeleton
Author(s) -
Ben Short
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb.2112if
Subject(s) - merlin (protein) , biology , cytoskeleton , microbiology and biotechnology , spell , suppressor , cortex (anatomy) , cell growth , anatomy , cell , neuroscience , genetics , cancer , sociology , anthropology
The tumor suppressor Merlin/NF2 inhibits the proliferation of confluent cells by regulating tension at the apical cell cortex.
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