Human alpha- and beta-NRXN1 isoforms rescue behavioral impairments of Caenorhabditis elegans neurexin-deficient mutants

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 453-464

  Calahorro, F ^a   Ruiz Rubio, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Exploratory behavior; Gentle touch response; Neurexin; Neuroligin; Sinusoidal postural movement; Synapse

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALDICARB; LEVAMISOLE; NEUREXIN; NEUREXIN 1ALPHA; NEUREXIN 1BETA; NEUROLIGIN 1; PENTETRAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TOUCH; WILD TYPE;

ALDICARB; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURONAL; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LEVAMISOLE; MOVEMENT; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; RATTUS;

EID: 84878655222     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12046     Document Type: Article

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