title: Cell adhesion: ushering in a new understanding of myosin VII.
abstract: The myosin VII motor protein has recently been found to have a role in cell adhesion. This new function is conserved from amoebae to man and provides an explanation for deafness in Usher syndrome patients.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Zellbiologie, Universität GhK, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, D-34109, Kassel, Germany. maniak@uni-kassel.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maniak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D009218:Myosins / Q000502:physiology*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins
chemical_list: D015800:Protozoan Proteins; C407348:myosin VII protein, Dictyostelium discoideum; D009218:Myosins