1994
An amino-terminal domain of the growth-associated protein gap-43 mediates its effects on filopodial formation and cell spreading
Strittmatter S, Valenzuela D, Fishman M. An amino-terminal domain of the growth-associated protein gap-43 mediates its effects on filopodial formation and cell spreading. Journal Of Cell Science 1994, 107: 195-204. PMID: 8175908, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.107.1.195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell LineCell MembraneCell MovementChlorocebus aethiopsColforsinCyclic AMPGAP-43 ProteinGene ExpressionGenetic VectorsGrowth SubstancesHumansMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPlasmidsSequence DeletionStructure-Activity RelationshipTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsAmino-terminal domainCell shapeAmino terminusFusion proteinA431 cellsCell shape changesCOS-7 cellsProtein kinase CGrowth cone membraneCell surface activityLevel of forskolinMutant proteinsHeterotrimeric GTPNon-neuronal cellsG protein stimulationProtein mutantsChimeric geneGAP-43Filopodial formationFunctional domainsCell spreadingBind calmodulinKinase CMajor substratePeptide stretch
1991
Growth cone transduction: Go and GAP-43
STRITTMATTER S, VALENZUELA D, VARTANIAN T, SUDO Y, ZUBER M, FISHMAN M. Growth cone transduction: Go and GAP-43. Journal Of Cell Science. Supplement 1991, 1991: 27-33. PMID: 1840457, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.1991.supplement_15.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth cone membraneExtracellular signalsIntracellular proteinsGrowth cone targetingNon-cytoskeletal proteinsG protein familyG-protein-linked receptorsAppropriate synaptic targetsComplex brain architectureCone membraneGrowth conesProtein-linked receptorsGrowth cone functionNeuronal growth conesMembrane associationProtein familyNon-neuronal cellsGAP-43Filopodial formationAmino terminusCell shapeExtrinsic cluesSecond messengerGrowth proteinsProtein