Gephyrin interacts with dynein light chains 1 and 2, components of motor protein complexes

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 5393-5402

  Fuhrmann, Jens C ^a   Kins, Stefan ^a,d   Rostaing, Philippe ^b   El Far, Oussama ^a   Kirsch, Joachim ^a,e   Sheng, Morgan ^c   Triller, Antoine ^b   Betz, Heinrich ^a   Kneussel, Matthias ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic dynein; Dlc 1; Dlc 2; Gephyrin; Inhibitory synapse; LC8; Motor protein; Myosin Va; PIN

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN 1; DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN 2; GEPHYRIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; BINDING SITE; CELL LINE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOSKELETON; GOLGI COMPLEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPINAL CORD; STOICHIOMETRY; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

EID: 0036663045     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-13-05393.2002     Document Type: Article

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