The synapse-associated protein rapsyn regulates tyrosine phosphorylation of proteins colocalized at nicotinic acetylcholine receptor clusters

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 171-184

  Qu, Zhican ^a,b   Apel, Elizabeth D ^b   Doherty, Carol A ^a   Hoffman, Peter W ^a,c   Merlie, John P ^b   Huganir, Richard L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RAPSYN; RECEPTOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030221687     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1996.0055     Document Type: Article

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