Cell polarity. The importance of being polar

Curr Biol. 1995 Oct 1;5(10):1102-5. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(95)00221-1.

Abstract

Cell polarization is often accompanied by cytoskeletal rearrangements. Two signalling proteins, a GTPase and a kinase, are required for both actin and microtubule rearrangements. Are these two systems coupled?

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism
  • Cell Polarity / physiology*
  • Cytoskeleton / metabolism
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases / metabolism*
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Microtubules / metabolism
  • Protein Kinases / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction / physiology*
  • cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein

Substances

  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Protein Kinases
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases
  • GTP-Binding Proteins
  • cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein