1992
GAP-43 as a modulator of G protein transduction in the growth cone.
Strittmatter SM. GAP-43 as a modulator of G protein transduction in the growth cone. Perspectives On Developmental Neurobiology 1992, 1: 13-9. PMID: 1364285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth cone membraneGrowth cone motilityMolecular mechanismsSame cellular functionCone motilityG protein-coupled transmembrane receptorsAmino acid stretchComplex cellular propertiesCone membraneGrowth conesNeurotransmitter releaseGrowth cone functionPossible molecular mechanismsCellular functionsGAP-43 functionHydrophilic proteinProtein transductionGAP-43Transmembrane receptorsGAP-43 regulationCysteine residuesTransduction systemSynaptic plasticityAmino terminusCell shape
1991
The neuronal growth cone as a specialized transduction system
Strittmatter S, Fishman M. The neuronal growth cone as a specialized transduction system. BioEssays 1991, 13: 127-134. PMID: 1831353, DOI: 10.1002/bies.950130306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene programGrowth conesNeuronal growth conesExtracellular stimuliEnvironmental signalsExtracellular signalsMembrane proteinsTransduction systemCell shapeGrowth cone behaviorExtracellular matrixGrowth cone activityCone behaviorGrowth programMechanical forcesNeuronal growthProteinTransduction devicesIntrinsic factorsGAP-43Molecular sitesGTPPossible componentsSitesCone activity
1989
A membrane-targeting signal in the amino terminus of the neuronal protein GAP-43
Zuber M, Strittmatter S, Fishman M. A membrane-targeting signal in the amino terminus of the neuronal protein GAP-43. Nature 1989, 341: 345-348. PMID: 2797153, DOI: 10.1038/341345a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth cone membraneN-terminusNeuronal protein GAP-43Membrane-targeting signalMembrane-binding abilityTargeting signalsGAP-43Plasma membraneTransduction systemAmino terminusMutational analysisProminent proteinsParticular proteinFusion proteinShort stretchesMembrane distributionLaser scanning confocal microscopyRegulated growthProteinConfocal microscopyEpithelial cellsProtein GAP-43MembraneModification correlatesDiscrete domains