The dystroglycan complex is necessary for stabilization of acetylcholine receptor clusters at neuromuscular junctions and formation of the synaptic basement membrane

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 435-450

  Jacobson, Christian ^a   Côté, Patrice D ^a   Rossi, Susana G ^b   Rotundo, Richard L ^b   Carbonetto, Salvatore ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptors; Acetylcholinesterase; Dystroglycan; Dystrophin associated proteins; Synapse formation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGRIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; DYSTROGLYCAN; LAMININ; PERLECAN; RAPSYN; UTROPHIN; COLLAGEN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DYSTROPHIN; FIBRONECTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PERIPHERAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN 43K; PROTEOHEPARAN SULFATE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; MOUSE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MYOTUBE; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SARCOLEMMA; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CHIMERA; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STEM CELL;

ANIMALIA;

AGRIN; ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHIMERA; COLLAGEN; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DYSTROGLYCANS; DYSTROPHIN; FIBRONECTINS; HEPARAN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCANS; LAMININ; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; STEM CELLS; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

EID: 0035809195     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.152.3.435     Document Type: Article

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