Par proteins and neuronal polarity Journal Article
| Authors: | Insolera, R.; Chen, S.; Shi, S. H. |
| Article Title: | Par proteins and neuronal polarity |
| Abstract: | A hallmark of neurons is their ability to polarize with dendrite and axon specification to allow the proper flow of information through the nervous system. Over the past decade, extensive research has been performed in an attempt to understand the molecular and cellular machinery mediating this neuronal polarization process. It has become evident that many of the critical regulators involved in establishing neuronal polarity are evolutionarily conserved proteins that had previously been implicated in controlling the polarization of other cell types. At the forefront of this research are the partition defective (Par) proteins. In this review,we will provide a commentary on the progressof work regarding the central importance of Parproteins in the establishment of neuronal polarity. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
| Keywords: | unclassified drug; nonhuman; protein function; protein analysis; cell type; nerve fiber; partition defective protein 3; cell polarity; cytoskeleton; nerve cell; polarization; dendrite; nervous system; axon specification; neuronal polarity; par (for partitioning-defective) proteins; signaling pathway; partition defective protein; partition defective protein 1; partition defective protein 2; partition defective protein 4; partition defective protein 5; partition defective protein 6 |
| Journal Title: | Developmental Neurobiology |
| Volume: | 71 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 1932-8451 |
| Publisher: | Wiley Periodicals, Inc |
| Date Published: | 2011-06-01 |
| Start Page: | 483 |
| End Page: | 494 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1002/dneu.20867 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 21557502 |
| PMCID: | PMC3153582 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 23 June 2011" - "Source: Scopus" |
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