Differential expression of active zone proteins in neuromuscular junctions suggests functional diversification

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3043-3052

  Juranek, Judyta ^a,b   Mukherjee, Konark ^a,c   Rickmann, Michael ^d   Martens, Henrik ^e   Calka, Jaroslaw ^b   Südhof, Thomas C ^c   Jahn, Reinhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e SYNAPTIC SYSTEMS GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active zones; CAZ proteins; Exocytosis; Neuromuscular junctions; Peripheral synapses; Varicosities

Indexed keywords

LIPRIN ALPHA3; MUNC13 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BASSOON; PROTEIN ELKS2; PROTEIN PICCOLO; RAB3 INTERACTING MOLECULES;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VAS DEFERENS;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 33845650288     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05183.x     Document Type: Article

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