Article
From embryonic development to human diseases: The functional role of caveolae/caveolin
1 Mar 2016
Abstract excerpt
Caveolae, an almost ubiquitous, structural component of the plasma membrane, play a critical role in many functions essential for proper cell function, including membrane trafficking, signal transduction, extracellular matrix remodeling, and tissue regeneration. Three main types of caveolin proteins have been identified from caveolae since the discovery of caveolin-1 in the early 1990s. All three (Cav-1, Cav-2,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
