Early c-Jun N-terminal kinase-dependent phosphorylation of activating transcription factor-2 is associated with degeneration of retinal ganglion cells

Neuroscience

Volumn 180, Issue , 2011, Pages 64-74

  Ribas, V T ^a   Arruda Carvalho, M ^a   Linden, R ^a   Chiarini, L B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activating transcription factor 2; C Jun N terminal kinase; Programmed cell death; Retina

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; GENE PRODUCT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38 INHIBITOR; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN HRK; PROTEIN KINASE C; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; EXPLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 79953180533     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.01.059     Document Type: Article

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