Synapse formation is regulated by the signaling adaptor GIT1

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 131-142

  Zhang, Huaye ^a   Webb, Donna J ^a   Asmussen, Hannelore ^a   Horwitz, Alan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

GIT1; PIX; Rac; Spine morphology; Synapse formation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADAPTOR PROTEIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR KINASE INTERACTING PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; RAC PROTEIN; RHO FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DENDRITE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORPHOLOGY; MUTATION; NERVE CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DENDRITES; GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MUTATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RAC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSINS; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 0037437147     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200211002     Document Type: Article

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