Peptides modeled after the α-domain of metallothionein induce neurite outgrowth and promote survival of cerebellar granule neurons

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 433-443

  Asmussen, Johanne Wirenfeldt ^a   Ambjørn, Malene ^a   Bock, Elisabeth ^a   Berezin, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cerebellar granule neurons; Metallothionein; Neurite outgrowth; Neuronal survival; Synthetic peptides

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; METALLOTHIONEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN KINASE B;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GRANULE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; METALLOTHIONEIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURITES; PEPTIDES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, LIPOPROTEIN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 67349089563     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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