Ephrin-B3 is the midline barrier that prevents corticospinal tract axons from recrossing, allowing for unilateral motor control

Genes and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 877-888

  Kullander, K ^a   Croll, S D ^a   Zimmer, M ^a   Pan, L ^a   McClain, J ^a   Hughes, V ^a   Zabski, S ^a   DeChiara, T M ^a   Klein, R ^a   Yancopoulos, G D ^a   Gale, N W ^a  

^a REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Corticospinal tract; Eph; Ephrin; Floor plate; Receptor tyrosine kinase

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; NETRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; GRAY MATTER; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; EPHRIN-B3; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GAIT; GROOMING; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; MORPHOGENESIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, EPHB4; RECEPTORS, EPH FAMILY; SENSATION DISORDERS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035312946     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.868901     Document Type: Article

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