A novel Dbl family RhoGEF promotes Rho-dependent axon attraction to the central nervous system midline in Drosophila and overcomes Robo repulsion

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1117-1122

  Bashaw, Greg J ^a,b   Hu, Hailan ^b   Nobes, Catherine D ^c   Goodman, Corey S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attraction; Axon guidance; GEF; Repulsion; Rho

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; PROTEIN GEF64C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH CONE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

EID: 0035945351     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200110077     Document Type: Article

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