New perspectives in cyclic AMP-mediated axon growth and guidance: The emerging epoch of Epac

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 84, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 280-288

  Peace, Andrew G ^a   Shewan, Derryck A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Axon regeneration; CAMP; Cell signalling; CNS; DRG; Epac; FRET; Growth cone; PKA

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANTIPORTER; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; EXCHANGE PROTEIN DIRECTLY ACTIVATED BY CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; KT 5720; MYELIN ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL FUNCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GROWTH CONE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL MOVEMENT; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED CATION CHANNELS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79951772197     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2010.09.002     Document Type: Review

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