Fragile axons forge the path to gene discovery: A MAP kinase pathway regulates axon regeneration

Science Signaling

Volumn 2, Issue 69, 2009, Pages

  O'Brien, Georgeann S ^a   Sagasti, Alvaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUAL LEUCINE ZIPPER BEARING KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; DLK 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; DLK-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE KINASE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GROWTH CONE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; HUMANS; LEUCINE ZIPPERS; MAP KINASE KINASE KINASES; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROGENESIS; RNA INTERFERENCE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 70349303646     PISSN: 19450877     EISSN: 19379145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.269pe30     Document Type: Short Survey

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32. We wish to thank L. Dreier and A. Frand for insightful comments on the manuscript.