The dystrophin Dp186 isoform regulates neurotransmitter release at a central synapse in Drosophila

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 5105-5114

  Fradkin, Lee G ^a   Baines, Richard A ^b   Van Der Plas, Mariska C ^a   Noordermeer, Jasprina N ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CNS; Drosophila; Dystrophin; gbb; Interneuronal synapse; Retrograde signaling

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; GBB PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; ISOPROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WIT PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; MUTATION; NEUROPIL; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; DYSTROPHIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; LARVA; MOTOR NEURONS; MUTATION; NEUROPIL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 44949094411     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4950-07.2008     Document Type: Article

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