Distinct functions of Rac1 and Cdc42 during axon guidance and growth cone morphogenesis in Drosophila

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-31

  Matsuura, Ryouta ^a   Tanaka, Hideaki ^a   Go, Masahiro J ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin filament; Neurite formation; Primary culture; Roundabout; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN CDC42; RAC1 PROTEIN; ROUNDABOUT RECEPTOR;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; FILOPODIUM; GROWTH CONE; MITOSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GROWTH CONES; MICROFILAMENTS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PSEUDOPODIA; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 1642458197     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.03084.x     Document Type: Article

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