PTL-1 regulates neuronal integrity and lifespan in C. elegans

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2079-2091

  Chew, Yee Lian ^a   Fan, Xiaochen ^a   Götz, Jürgen ^b   Nicholas, Hannah R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Caenorhabditis elegans; Neurodegenerative diseases; Protein with tau like repeats; PTL 1; Tau

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; PROTEIN WITH TAU LIKE REPEAT; TAU PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE DOSAGE; LIFESPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

AGING; ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PROTEIN WITH TAU-LIKE REPEATS; PTL-1; TAU;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; GENE DOSAGE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NEURONS; TAU PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84878662767     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.jcs124404     Document Type: Article

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