AChR phosphorylation and aggregation induced by an agrin fragment that lacks the binding domain for α-dystroglycan

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2625-2631

  Meier, Thomas ^a   Gesemann, Matthias ^b   Cavalli, Valeria ^b   Ruegg, Markus A ^b   Wallace, Bruce G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Agrin; Dystroglycan; Neuromuscular junction; Protein tyrosine phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; GLYCAN DERIVATIVE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYOTUBE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029887301     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00622.x     Document Type: Article

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