Genetic analysis of collagen Q: Roles in acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase assembly and in synaptic structure and function

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1349-1360

  Feng, Guoping ^a   Krejci, Eric ^b   Molgo, Jordi ^c   Cunningham, Jeanette M ^a   Massoulié, Jean ^b   Sanes, Joshua R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Acetylcholinesterase; Butyrylcholinesterase; Collagen; Neuromuscul ar junction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN Q; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; COLLAGEN; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIUM; SYNAPSES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033594106     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.144.6.1349     Document Type: Article

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