Penelope's web: Using α-latrotoxin to untangle the mysteries of exocytosis

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-290

  Silva, John Paul ^a   Suckling, Jason ^a   Ushkaryov, Yuri ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

latrotoxin; Exocytosis; Latrophilin; Neurexin; Protein tyrosine phosphatase; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LATROTOXIN; CALCIUM; LATROPHILIN 1; LATROPHILIN 2; LATROPHILIN 3; NERVE PROTEIN; NEUREXIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE DELTA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHANNEL GATING; EXOCYTOSIS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SECRETORY CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; NEURONS; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASES; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; SPIDER VENOMS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ARANEAE; LATRODECTUS; PENELOPE;

EID: 70349335828     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06329.x     Document Type: Review

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