Small leucine rich proteoglycan family regulates multiple signalling pathways in neural development and maintenance

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 327-340

  Dellett, Margaret ^a   Hu, Wanzhou ^a   Papadaki, Vasiliki ^a   Ohnuma, Shin ichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decorin; Extracellular matrix; Neural development; Small leucine rich proteoglycan family; Tsukushi

Indexed keywords

ASPORIN; BIGLYCAN PROTEIN; CHONDRAOADHERIN; DECORIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 4; EPIPHYCAN PROTEIN; KERATOCAN PROTEIN; LUMICAN PROTEIN; NYCTALOPIN; OPTICIN; OSTEOADHERIN; OSTEOGLYCIN; PODOCAN LIKE PROTEIN 1; PODOCAN PROTEIN; PROTEOGLYCAN; SMALL LEUCINE RICH REPEAT PROTEOGLYCAN; STAT3 PROTEIN; TSUKUSHI PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN INJURY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL CREST; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL NICHE;

ANIMALS; DECORIN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; RETINA; STEM CELL NICHE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84860253721     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: 1440169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2012.01339.x     Document Type: Review

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