Ephrin-B3 reverse signaling through Grb4 and cytoskeletal regulators mediates axon pruning

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 268-276

  Xu, Nan Jie ^a   Henkemeyer, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; EPHRIN B3; PROTEIN GRB4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

ACTINS; ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ANIMALS; AXONS; CELLS, CULTURED; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; COS CELLS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; EPHRIN-B3; GENE KNOCK-IN TECHNIQUES; GROWTH CONES; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOSSY FIBERS, HIPPOCAMPAL; ONCOGENE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

EID: 60749086997     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.2254     Document Type: Article

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