Overexpression of a neural-specific Rho family GTPase, cRac1B, selectively induces enhanced neuritogenesis and neurite branching in primary neurons

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 815-825

  Albertinazzi, Chiara ^a   Gilardelli, Daniela ^a   Paris, Simona ^a   Longhi, Renato ^b   De Curtis, Ivan ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytoskeleton; Development; Neurites; Small GTPases

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN CRAC1B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOSKELETON; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; NEURITES; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHENOTYPE; RAC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RETINA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0031852652     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.142.3.815     Document Type: Article

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