Rho is a presynaptic activator of neurotransmitter release at pre-existing synapses in C. elegans

Genes and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-76

  McMullan, Rachel ^a   Hiley, Emma ^a   Morrison, Paul ^a   Nurrish, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal behavior; C. Elegans; DAG kinase; Munc13; RhoA; Synaptic vesicle release

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL; RHO FACTOR; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFERASE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL STRUCTURE; MUTATION; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADP RIBOSE TRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE; DIGLYCERIDES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS; PROTEIN BINDING; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 29944441832     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.359706     Document Type: Article

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