cAMP-Epac2-mediated activation of rapl in developing male germ cells: RA-RhoGAP as a possible direct down-stream effector

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 407-416

  Aivatiadou, Evanthia ^a   Ripolone, Michela ^a   Brunetti, Francesco ^a   Berruti, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; PROTEIN EPAC2; RAP1 ACTIVATED RHO GTPASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; RAP1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 5730402K07RIK PROTEIN, MOUSE; CARRIER PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EPAC PROTEIN, MOUSE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; HYBRID PROTEIN; RHO GTPASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; RHO GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GERM CELL; GOLGI COMPLEX; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYCLIC AMP; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GERM CELLS; GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; MALE; MICE; RAP1 GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 65449172899     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20963     Document Type: Article

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