Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-immunoglobulins selectively interact with neuromuscular junctions expressing P/Q-type calcium channels

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 826-838

  Gonzalez, Laura E ^a   Kotler, Mõnica L ^a   Vattino, Lucas G ^a   Conti, Eugenia ^b   Reisin, Ricardo C ^b   Mulatz, Kirk J ^c   Snutch, Terrance P ^c   Uchitel, Osvaldo D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL BRITÁNICO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; autoantibodies; autoimmunity; calcium channels

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL Q TYPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BUNGAROTOXINS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MIDDLE AGED; MINIATURE POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSFECTION; VESICLE-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN 2;

MUS;

EID: 80054829492     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07462.x     Document Type: Article

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