Axon guidance: A balance of signals sets axons on the right track

被引:42
作者
Gallo, G [1 ]
Letourneau, PC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Cell Biol & Neuroanat, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80304-2
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Axon guidance depends on the transduction of extracellular guidance cues into motile responses by the axonal growth cone. Recent studies in vivo have elucidated mechanisms required for this process that involve kinases and phosphatases, calcium dynamics and remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton.
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