The roles of the dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex at the synapse

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-21

  Pilgram, Gonneke S K ^a   Potikanond, Saranyapin ^a   Baines, Richard A ^b   Fradkin, Lee G ^a   Noordermeer, Jasprina N ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C. Elegans; CNS; DGC; Drosophila; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dystrophin; Mammals; NMJ; PNS; Retina

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CALCIUM ION; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; DYSTROBREVIN; DYSTROGLYCAN; DYSTROPHIN; DYSTROPHIN ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN COMPLEX; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; SARCOGLYCAN; SYNTROPHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DROSOPHILA; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RETINA; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPATIAL MEMORY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 77950458278     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-009-8089-5     Document Type: Review

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