Overexpression of ATF3 or the combination of ATF3, c-Jun, STAT3 and Smad1 promotes regeneration of the central axon branch of sensory neurons but without synergistic effects

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 6788-6800

  Fagoe, Nitish D ^a   Attwell, Callan L ^a   Kouwenhoven, Dorette ^a   Verhaagen, Joost ^a,b   Mason, Matthew R J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 3; PROTEIN C JUN; SMAD1 PROTEIN; STAT3 PROTEIN; VIRUS VECTOR; ATF3 PROTEIN, RAT; SMAD1 PROTEIN, RAT; STAT3 PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXON; DORSAL ROOT; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINE; SPINE INJURY; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NERVE REGENERATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL ROOT; UPREGULATION;

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 3; ANIMALS; AXONS; NERVE REGENERATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; RATS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SMAD1 PROTEIN; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84975308959     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv383     Document Type: Article

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