G protein hyperactivation of the Caenorhabditis elegans adenylyl cyclase SGS-1 induces neuronal degeneration

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 5059-5065

  Korswagen, Hendrik C ^a   Van Der Linden, Alexander M ^a   Plasterk, Ronald H A ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adenylyl cyclase; Caenorhabditis elegans; G (s); Neuronal degeneration; Suppressor

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DEATH; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTOR NEURONS; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032167376     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.17.5059     Document Type: Article

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