The GTPase RhoA increases utrophin expression and stability, as well as its localization at the plasma membrane

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 391, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 261-268

  Bonet Kerrache, Armelle ^a   Fortier, Mathieu ^a   Comunale, Franck ^a   Gauthier Rouvière, Cécile ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Dystrophin; Plasma membrane; RhoA GTPase; Skeletal muscle; Utrophin stabilization; Utrophin up regulation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

DYSTROPHIN; PLASMA MEMBRANES; RHOA GTPASE; SKELETAL MUSCLES; UTROPHIN STABILIZATION; UTROPHIN UP-REGULATION;

ENZYME KINETICS;

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UTROPHIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STABILITY; RAT; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MICE; MYOBLASTS, SKELETAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RATS; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UP-REGULATION; UTROPHIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27444441122     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20050024     Document Type: Article

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