A postsynaptic Spectrin scaffold defines active zone size, spacing, and efficacy at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 491-503

  Pielage, Jan ^a,b   Fetter, Richard D ^a,b   Davis, Graeme W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYRIN; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; FODRIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BETA SPECTRIN; SPECTRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANKYRINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPECTRIN; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 33750719949     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200607036     Document Type: Article

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