Cbln family proteins promote synapse formation by regulating distinct neurexin signaling pathways in various brain regions

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1447-1461

  Matsuda, Keiko ^a,b   Yuzaki, Michisuke ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Hippocampus; Leucine rich repeat transmembrane protein; Mouse; Neurexin; Neuroligin

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEUREXIN; PRECEREBELLIN; PRECEREBELLIN 1; PRECEREBELLIN 2; PRECEREBELLIN 3; PRECEREBELLIN 4; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULE CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PURKINJE CELL; RNA SPLICING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; GLYCOPROTEINS; HEK293 CELLS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 79954486224     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07638.x     Document Type: Article

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