Neurofilament heavy chain side arm phosphorylation regulates axonal transport of neurofilaments

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 489-495

  Ackerley, Steven ^a   Thornhill, Paul ^a   Grierson, Andrew J ^a   Brownlees, Janet ^a   Anderton, Brian H ^a   Leigh, P Nigel ^a   Shaw, Christopher E ^a   Miller, Christopher C J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Axonal transport; Cdk5 p35; Neurofilament proteins

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 5; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN P35; ROSCOVITINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; MUTANT; MUTATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; AXONS; BINDING SITES; COS CELLS; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 5; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MUTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PURINES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SERINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038612845     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200303138     Document Type: Article

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