Heterogeneity of Notch signaling in astrocytes and the effects of GFAP and vimentin deficiency

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 234-248

  Lebkuechner, Isabell ^a   Wilhelmsson, Ulrika ^a   Möllerström, Elin ^a   Pekna, Marcela ^a,b,c   Pekny, Milos ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

astrocytes; GFAP; Notch signaling; single cell gene expression profiling; vimentin

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME 1; CLATHRIN LIGHT CHAIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; HEPARIN BINDING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; JAGGED1; NOTCH RECEPTOR; NOTCH1 RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; VIMENTIN; DLK2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; MESSENGER RNA; NOTCH1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; SOX2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTE CULTURE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DLK2 GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOTCH1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SOX2 GENE; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DEFICIENCY; GENETICS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; RECEPTOR, NOTCH1; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOXB1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIMENTIN;

EID: 84943583907     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13213     Document Type: Article

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