Expression and branch-specific export of mRNA are regulated by synapse formation and interaction with specific postsynaptic targets

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 6338-6347

  Schacher, Samuel ^a   Wu, Fang ^a   Panyko, John D ^a   Sun, Zhong Yi ^a   Wang, Denong ^a  

^a New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Cell culture; Gene expression; mRNA export; RT PCR; Specificity; Synapse formation

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; SENSORIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSPORT; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0033179567     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-15-06338.1999     Document Type: Article

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