UNC-6 (netrin) stabilizes oscillatory clustering of the UNC-40 (DCC) receptor to orient polarity

Stabilization of oscillatory UNC-40 clustering by its ligand UNC-6 directs localized F-actin generation and polarization of cells.

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Journal of Cell Biology

• Publication date

  2014-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1083/jcb.201405026PMID 25154398PMCID 4151141
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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