Signaling across the synapse: A role for Wnt and Dishevelled in presynaptic assembly and neurotransmitter release

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-139

  Ahmad Annuar, Azlina ^a   Ciani, Lorenza ^a   Simeonidis, Iordanis ^a   Herreros, Judit ^a,c   Fredj, Naila Ben ^a   Rosso, Silvana B ^a   Hall, Anita ^a,b   Brickley, Stephen ^b   Salinas, Patricia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; DISHEVELLED 1; PROTEIN WNT7A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULE CELL; MOSSY FIBER; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUTATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 33745606159     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200511054     Document Type: Article

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