The catenin/cadherin adhesion system is localized in synaptic junctions bordering transmitter release zones

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 767-779

  Uchida, Naoshige ^a   Honjo, Yasuko ^a   Johnson, Keith R ^b   Wheelock, Margaret J ^b   Takeichi, Masatoshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; CATENIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERNEURON; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SYNAPSE;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CADHERINS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICKENS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEURONS; PURKINJE CELLS; RNA, MESSENGER; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC VESICLES; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0029807018     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.135.3.767     Document Type: Article

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