Transmitting on actin: Synaptic control of dendritic architecture

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-212

  Schubert, Vanessa ^a   Dotti, Carlos G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Dendritic spine; Excitatory synapse; Neurotransmitter receptor; Plasticity; Rho GTPase

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; CADHERIN; CATENIN; COFILIN; CORTACTIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DREBRIN; EPHRIN; GELSOLIN; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 1; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 2; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 3; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 4; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 5; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 8; MYOSIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOSKELETON; DENDRITIC SPINE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; DENDRITES; DENDRITIC SPINES; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33846974037     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03337     Document Type: Article

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