The process of inducing GFAP aggregates in astrocytoma-derived cells is different between R239C and R416W mutant GFAP. A time-lapse recording study

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 458, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-14

  Yoshida, Tomokatsu ^a   Sasayama, Hiroshi ^a   Nakagawa, Masanori ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alexander disease; Astrocytes; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Time lapse recording

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA CELL; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACIDS; ARGININE; ASTROCYTOMA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYSTEINE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 65149087919     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.04.032     Document Type: Article

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