Modulation of microtubule dynamics by tau in living cells: Implications for development and neurodegeneration

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2720-2728

  Bunker, Janis M ^a   Wilson, Leslie ^a   Jordan, Mary Ann ^a   Feinstein, Stuart C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TAU PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROTUBULE; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA SPLICING;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; HUMANS; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULES; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; TAU PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS; TRIXIS;

EID: 2542464892     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E04-01-0062     Document Type: Article

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