The intricate relationship between microtubules and their associated motor proteins during axon growth and maintenance

Neural Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Prokop, Andreas ^a  

^a Faculty of Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axons; Brain disorders; Cytoskeleton; Drosophila; Dynein; Growth cones; Kinesins; Microtubules; Transport

Indexed keywords

DYNACTIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOSKELETON; MICROTUBULE; MUTATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; GROWTH CONE; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AXONS; GROWTH CONES; HUMANS; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS;

EID: 84883509044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8104-8-17     Document Type: Review

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