Neurofilaments are part of the high molecular weight complex containing neuronal cdc2-like kinase (nclk)

Brain Research

Volumn 773, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 197-202

  Lee, Ki Young ^a   Johnston, Randal N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cdk5; Neurofilament; Neuronal cdc2 like kinase; Neuronal cdk5 activator; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BRAIN PROTEIN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NEUROFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 5; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUROFIBRILS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES;

EID: 0030723972     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00508-8     Document Type: Article

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