Mechanisms of compartmentalized expression of Mrg class G-protein-coupled sensory receptors

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-132

  Liu, Yang ^a   Yang, Fu Chia ^a   Okuda, Tsukasa ^b   Dong, Xinzhong ^c   Zylka, Mark J ^d   Chen, Chih Li ^e   Anderson, David J ^f   Kuner, Rohini ^g   Ma, Qiufu ^a,h  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^h DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell type specification; Dorsal root ganglia; Mrg class G protein coupled receptors; Nociceptive ion channels and receptors; Nociceptors; Runx1

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; PROTEIN MRGA; PROTEIN MRGB; PROTEIN MRGC; PROTEIN MRGD; SMAD4 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEOMICS; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 2 SUBUNIT; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SMAD4 PROTEIN; WNT1 PROTEIN;

EID: 38149049242     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4472-07.2008     Document Type: Article

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