Are there non-catalytic functions of acetylcholinesterases? Lessons from mutant animal models

BioEssays

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-200

  Cousin, Xavier ^a   Strähle, Uwe ^b   Chatonnet, Arnaud ^a,c  

^a University of Montpellier   (France)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINESTERASE;

CATALYSIS; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENETIC MODEL; HYDROLYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MUTANT; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CATALYSIS; CELL ADHESION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HYDROLYSIS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PHENOTYPE; UP-REGULATION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 14344255818     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20153     Document Type: Review

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