Cell adhesion: ushering in a new understanding of myosin VII.
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.
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Abteilung Zellbiologie, Universität GhK, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, D-34109, Kassel, Germany. maniak@uni-kassel.de
D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D009218:Myosins / Q000502:physiology*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins
D015800:Protozoan Proteins; C407348:myosin VII protein, Dictyostelium discoideum; D009218:Myosins