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Signalling mechanisms mediating neuronal responses to guidance cues.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14682358     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Several families of extracellular guidance cues have been implicated in guiding neurons and axons to their appropriate destinations in the nervous system. Their receptors include single- and seven-transmembrane receptors, and their signal transduction pathways converge onto the Rho family of small GTPases, which control the cytoskeleton. A single guidance protein can use different mechanisms to regulate different kinds of motility or the motilities of different cell types. There is crosstalk between the signalling pathways initiated by distinct guidance cues. Studies of neuronal guidance mechanisms have shed light not only on neural development, but also on other processes that involve the extracellular regulation of the cytoskeleton.
Authors:
Kun-Liang Guan; Yi Rao
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature reviews. Neuroscience     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1471-003X     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Rev. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2003 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-12-18     Completed Date:  2004-01-05     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100962781     Medline TA:  Nat Rev Neurosci     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  941-56     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Life Sciences Institute, Department of Biological Chemistry and Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. kunliang@umich.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Axons / physiology
Cell Movement / physiology
Humans
Neurons / physiology*
Receptor Cross-Talk / physiology
Receptors, Cell Surface / physiology
Signal Transduction / physiology*
rho GTP-Binding Proteins / physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Cell Surface; EC 3.6.5.2/rho GTP-Binding Proteins

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