Nitric oxide induces pathological synapse loss by a protein kinase G-, Rho kinase-dependent mechanism preceded by myosin light chain phosphorylation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 973-984

  Sunico, Carmen R ^a   González Forero, David ^a   Domínguez, Germán ^a   García Verdugo, José Manuel ^b   Moreno López, Bernardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; RHO KINASE; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RFP PROTEIN, RAT; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; VIAAT PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME MECHANISM; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE INJURY; NEURITE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; UPREGULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE DISEASE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATCH CLAMP; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTOSOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN STEM; CYCLIC GMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE DISEASES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MOTOR NEURONS; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSFECTION; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 75749150160     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3911-09.2010     Document Type: Article

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