Tyrosine phosphorylation of the muscle-specific kinase is exclusively induced by acetylcholine receptor-aggregating agrin fragments

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 382-389

  Hopf, Carsten ^a   Hoch, Werner ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular junction; Receptor tyrosine kinase; Synapse

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

AGRIN; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHOSPHORYLATION; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; TYROSINE;

EID: 0032522775     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2530382.x     Document Type: Article

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