α-Dystroglycan is essential for the induction of Egr3, a transcription factor important in muscle spindle formation

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 498-507

  Williams, Stacey ^a   Jacobson, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agrin; Dystroglycan; Egr3; Laminin; Muscle spindle fibers

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; ALPHA DYSTROGLYCAN; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 3; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; KALININ; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MYOBLAST; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGRIN; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DYSTROGLYCANS; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 3; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LAMININ; MICE; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE SPINDLES; NEUREGULIN-1; PROTEIN BINDING; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77952417787     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20793     Document Type: Article

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