Brain-derived neurotrophic factor activation of NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T-cells)-dependent transcription: A role for the transcription factor NFATc4 in neurotrophin-mediated gene expression

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 8125-8134

  Groth, Rachel D ^a   Mermelstein, Paul G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; CREB; Hippocampus; IP3R1; Neurotrophin; NFATc4; NGF; NT 3; NT 4 5; TrkB

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; CALCINEURIN; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE RECEPTOR; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE RECEPTOR 1; ISOPROTEIN; NEUROTROPHIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFATC4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SECOND MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

EID: 0041835836     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-22-08125.2003     Document Type: Article

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