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Drees F, Pokutta S, Yamada S, Nelson WJ, Weis WI. (2005) alpha-catenin is a molecular switch that binds E-cadherin/beta-catenin and regulates actin filament assembly. Cell 123:903.
Yamada S, Pokutta S, Drees F, Weis WI, Nelson WJ. (2005) Deconstructing the cadherin-catenin-actin complex. Cell 123:889.
Nelson WJ, Drees F, Yamada S. (2005) Interaction of cadherin with the actin cytoskeleton. Novartis Found Symp. 269:159.
Yamada S, Kuo SC. (2003) The inside story of Brownian motion: Revealing intracellular mechanics. Biophysics 43:180.
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Yamada S, Wirtz D, Coulombe PA. (2002) Pairwise assembly determines the intrinsic potential for self-organization and mechanical properties of keratin filaments. Mol Biol Cell. 13:382-91.
Coulombe PA, Ma L, Yamada S, Wawersik M. (2001) Intermediate filaments at a glance. J Cell Sci. 114:4345-7.
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Ma L, Yamada S, Wirtz D, Coulombe PA. (2001) A ‘hot-spot’ mutation alters the mechanical properties of keratin filament networks. Nat Cell Biol. 3:503-6.
Coulombe PA, Bousquet O, Ma L, Yamada S, Wirtz D. (2000) The ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of intermediate filament organization. Trends Cell Biol. 10:420-8.
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