Distinct domains of MuSK mediate its abilities to induce and to associate with postsynaptic specializations

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1133-1146

  Zhou, Heather ^a   Glass, David J ^b   Yancopoulos, George D ^b   Sanes, Joshua R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptors; Agrin; MuSK; Neuromuscular junction; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AGRIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; POLYPEPTIDE; RAPSYN; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MOUSE; MYOTUBE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032880802     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.146.5.1133     Document Type: Article

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