Mitogen-activated protein kinase regulates neurofilament axonal transport

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 4629-4642

  Chan, Walter Kong Ho ^a,b   Dickerson, Angelo ^a,b   Ortiz, Daniela ^b   Pimenta, Aurea F ^a,c   Moran, Catherine M ^a,b   Motil, Jennifer ^a,b   Snyder, Scotti J ^a,b   Malik, Kafaid ^d   Pant, Harish C ^a,b,e   Shea, Thomas B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonal maturation; Axonal transport; Cytoskeleton; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Neurofilaments; Phosphorylation; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; EPITOPE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; OLOMOUCINE; PROTEIN P42; PROTEIN P44; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NERVE GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURITE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; CELL LINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLAVONOIDS; IMIDAZOLES; KINETIN; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; NEURITES; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PURINES; PYRIDINES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 7244255993     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01135     Document Type: Review

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