The EphA4 receptor regulates neuronal morphology through SPAR-mediated inactivation of rap GTPases

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 51, 2007, Pages 14205-14215

  Richter, Melanie ^a   Murai, Keith K ^b   Bourgin, Caroline ^a   Pak, Daniel T ^c   Pasquale, Elena B ^a,d  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendritic spine; Ephrin; Growth cone collapse; Hippocampus; Integrin; Tyrosine kinase

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; EPHRIN A1; EPHRIN RECEPTOR A5; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; INTEGRIN; PDZ PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RAP1 PROTEIN; RAP2 PROTEIN; SPAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARRIER PROTEIN; EPHRIN A4; EPHRIN RECEPTOR A4; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; SPAR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; ENZYME INACTIVATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GROWTH CONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CHICKENS; DENDRITIC SPINES; EPHRIN-A4; HUMANS; MICE; NEURONS; RAS GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; RATS; RECEPTOR, EPHA4; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 38449105906     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2746-07.2007     Document Type: Article

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