Forked end: A novel transmembrane protein involved in neuromuscular specificity in Drosophila identified by gain-of-function screening

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 205-214

  Umemiya, Takeshi ^a   Takasu, Etsuko ^b   Takeichi, Masatoshi ^a   Aigaki, Toshiro ^b   Nose, Akinao ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Drosophila; Forked end; Gain of function screening; Neuromuscular connection

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN FEND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SCREENING; SYNAPSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AXONS; BASE SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC SCREENING; INSECT PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; NERVE ENDINGS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0036249877     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10063     Document Type: Article

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