Localization of the RNA-binding proteins Staufenl and Staufen2 at the mammalian neuromuscular junction

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 669-677

  Bélanger, Guy ^a   Stocksley, Mark A ^a   Vandromme, Marie ^b   Schaeffer, Laurent ^b   Furic, Luc ^c   DesGroseillers, Luc ^c   Jasmin, Bernard J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

MRNA transport; Neuromuscular junction; Post transcriptional mechanisms; RNA binding protein; Skeletal muscle; Staufen

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; PROTEIN STAUFEN1; PROTEIN STAUFEN2; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAST MUSCLE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAMMAL; MATURATION; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MYOTUBE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGRIN; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOBLASTS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUREGULINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 18844478423     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01883.x     Document Type: Article

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