Functional characterization of Rab7 mutant proteins associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2B disease

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1640-1648

  Spinosa, Maria Rita ^a   Progida, Cinzia ^a   De Luca, Azzurra ^a   Colucci, Anna Maria Rosaria ^a   Alifano, Pietro ^a   Bucci, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axon degeneration; Charcot Marie Tooth; Endocytosis; Neurodegeneration; Rab proteins; Rab7

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RAB7 PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MUTANT PROTEIN; RAB PROTEIN; RILP PROTEIN, HUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCING ADAPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; MISSENSE MUTATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENETICS; HELA CELL; METABOLISM;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; ENDOCYTOSIS; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MUTANT PROTEINS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; RAB GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 39549098329     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3677-07.2008     Document Type: Article

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