Cytoplasmic domain of protocadherin-α enhances homophilic interactions and recognizes cytoskeletal elements

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-407

  Triana Baltzer, Gallen B ^a   Blank, Martina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Cytoskeleton; Fascin; Homophilic; Neurofilament; Nicotinic; Protocadherin; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CADHERIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FASCIN; PROTOCADHERIN ALPHA; PROTOCADHERIN BETA; PROTOCADHERIN GAMMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NERVE CELL; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROFILAMENT M; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM; WESTERN BLOTTING; YEAST;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CADHERINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOSKELETON; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 33344461843     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.20228     Document Type: Article

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