Rac1-dependent actin filament organization in growth cones is necessary for β1-integrin-mediated advance but not for growth on poly-D-lysine

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 524-540

  Kuhn, Thomas B ^a   Brown, Michael D ^a   Bamburg, James R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Growth cone; Laminin; Rac1; Small GTPases

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; INTEGRIN; LAMININ; POLY DEXTRO LYSINE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CHICKEN; GROWTH CONE; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD29; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRONECTINS; GROWTH CONES; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMININ; MOTOR NEURONS; MUTATION; NEURITES; POLYLYSINE; PSEUDOPODIA; RAC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031795592     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199812)37:4<524::AID-NEU3>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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