Phosphorylation of neurofilament heavy-chain side-arm fragments by cyclin-dependent kinase-5 and glycogen synthase kinase-3α in transfected cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 737-743

  Bajaj, Narinder P S ^a   Miller, Christopher C J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyclin dependent kinase 5; Glycogen synthase kinase 3 ; Neurofilament heavy chain; Neurofilament heavy chain side arms; Neurofilaments; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030739640     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69020737.x     Document Type: Article

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