Drosophila as a model for MECP2 gain of function in neurons

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Vonhoff, Fernando ^a   Williams, Alison ^a   Ryglewski, Stefanie ^a   Duch, Carsten ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; MECP2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; OSA PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DROSOPHILA; GAIN OF FUNCTION MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOSS; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC SCREENING; LOCOMOTION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETT SYNDROME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; DENDRITES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 84857417996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031835     Document Type: Article

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