A comparative expression analysis of four MRX genes regulating intracellular signalling via small GTPases

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-37

  Kohn, Matthias ^a   Steinbach, Peter ^a   Hameister, Horst ^a   Kehrer Sawatzki, Hildegard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arhgef6; Expression analysis; Gdi1; MRX; Ophn1; Pak3

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE DISSOCIATION INHIBITOR 1; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; OLIGOPHRENIN; PROTEIN ARHGEF6; PROTEIN P21 ACTIVATED KINASE 3; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMATIN; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MEMORY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE DISSOCIATION INHIBITORS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MICE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; RNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0442326368     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201085     Document Type: Article

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