1999
Growth cone neuropilin‐1 mediates collapsin‐1/sema III facilitation of antero‐ and retrograde axoplasmic transport
Goshima Y, Hori H, Sasaki Y, Yang T, Maezono M, Li C, Takenaka T, Nakamura F, Takahashi T, Strittmatter S, Misu Y, Kawakami T. Growth cone neuropilin‐1 mediates collapsin‐1/sema III facilitation of antero‐ and retrograde axoplasmic transport. Developmental Neurobiology 1999, 39: 579-589. PMID: 10380079, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4695(19990615)39:4<579::aid-neu11>3.0.co;2-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
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