Screening for synaptic defects revealed a locus involved in presynaptic and postsynaptic functions in Drosophila embryos

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-119

  Takasu Ishikawa, Etsuko ^a   Yoshihara, Motojiro ^b   Ueda, Atsushi ^b   Rheuben, Mary B ^c   Hotta, Yoshiki ^a   Kidokoro, Yoshiaki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apontic; Drosophila embryos; Lethal mutants; Neuromuscular junctions; Synaptic defects

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; GENE LOCUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETHAL MUTANT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CALCIUM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, LETHAL; GENETIC SCREENING; HOMOZYGOTE; INSECT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUTATION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0034953964     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.1045     Document Type: Article

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