Translin-associated factor-X (Trax) is a molecular switch of growth-associated protein (GAP)-43 that controls axonal regeneration

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2169-2178

  Schröer, Uwe ^a,b   Volk, Gerd Fabian ^a   Liedtke, Tomas ^a   Thanos, Solon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axonal growth; GAP 43; Maturation; Retina; Trax

Indexed keywords

GROWTH ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; NEUROMODULIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSLIN ASSOCIATED FACTOR X; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPTIC NERVE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEOMICS; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UPREGULATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; GAP-43 PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INDOLES; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 35448943126     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05849.x     Document Type: Article

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