Drosophila neuroligin 1 regulates synaptic growth and function in response to activity and phosphoinositide-3-kinase

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 89-100

  Mozer, Brian A ^a   Sandstrom, David J ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Drosophila; Neurexin; Neuroligin; Phosphoinositide 3 kinase; Synapse

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; NEUREXIN; NEUROLIGIN 1; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURONAL; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GENE EXPRESSION; MINIATURE POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866518265     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: 10959327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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