2000
Plasticin, a Type III Neuronal Intermediate Filament Protein, Assembles as an Obligate Heteropolymer
Asch WS, Schechter N. Plasticin, a Type III Neuronal Intermediate Filament Protein, Assembles as an Obligate Heteropolymer. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2000, 75: 1475-1486. PMID: 10987827, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0751475.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAxonsBiopolymersCatalysisCell LineEpidermolysis Bullosa SimplexEye ProteinsHemagglutininsHumansImmunohistochemistryIntermediate Filament ProteinsIntermediate FilamentsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPhenotypeRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTemperatureTransfectionVimentinZebrafishConceptsIntermediate filament proteinsEpidermolysis bullosa simplexPoint mutationsMammalian intermediate filament proteinsFilament proteinsCytoplasmic filament networkNeuronal intermediate filament proteinWeight NF proteinsTermination sequenceSW13 cellsObligate heteropolymersStructural differencesFilament networkCoil regionFilament aggregationKeratin mutationsMutationsImportant structural differencesAssembly propertiesProteinNF proteinsFirst heptadNumber of aggregatesPlasticinGrowth characteristics
1999
Gefiltin in zebrafish embryos: sequential gene expression of two neurofilament proteins in retinal ganglion cells
Leake D, Asch W, Canger A, Schechter N. Gefiltin in zebrafish embryos: sequential gene expression of two neurofilament proteins in retinal ganglion cells. Differentiation 1999, 65: 181-189. PMID: 10653354, DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.1999.6540181.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsGene expressionRGC developmentSequential expressionGanglion cellsSequential gene expressionProtein gene expressionNervous systemVisual pathwayNeurofilament proteinNeuronal intermediate filament proteinIntermediate filament proteinsZebrafish developmentTranscriptional regulationZebrafish embryosOptic nerve regenerationDevelopmental regulationPeripheral nervous systemNeuron-specific mannerCentral nervous systemZebrafish retinaGefiltinFilament proteinsUnique structural attributesNerve injury
1998
Restricted expression of the neuronal intermediate filament protein plasticin during zebrafish development
Canger A, Passini M, Asch W, Leake D, Zafonte B, Glasgow E, Schechter N. Restricted expression of the neuronal intermediate filament protein plasticin during zebrafish development. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1998, 399: 561-572. PMID: 9741483, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19981005)399:4<561::aid-cne8>3.0.co;2-#.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesAxonsBlotting, WesternCytoskeletonDNA, ComplementaryEye ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGoldfishIntermediate Filament ProteinsLarvaMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurofilament ProteinsNeuronsOptic NervePeripherinsRNA, MessengerZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsNervous systemOptic nerve injuryPeripheral nervous systemNerve injuryGanglion neuronsProjection neuronsRGC axonsReticulospinal neuronsGanglion cellsCranial nervesProject axonsAxon regenerationEarly neuronsVisual pathwayLong axonsAxonal outgrowthNeuronsNeuronal developmentAxon tractsRohon-BeardAxonsEarly stagesAxon outgrowthRestricted expressionCloning of Zebrafish Neurofilament cDNAs for Plasticin and Gefiltin: Increased mRNA Expression in Ganglion Cells After Optic Nerve Injury
Asch W, Leake D, Canger A, Passini M, Argenton F, Schechter N. Cloning of Zebrafish Neurofilament cDNAs for Plasticin and Gefiltin: Increased mRNA Expression in Ganglion Cells After Optic Nerve Injury. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1998, 71: 20-32. PMID: 9648847, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71010020.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryEye ProteinsFish ProteinsGene Expression RegulationGoldfishIntermediate Filament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataNerve CrushNerve RegenerationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurofilament ProteinsOptic NerveOptic Nerve InjuriesRetinal Ganglion CellsRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Amino AcidVisual PathwaysZebrafishConceptsNeuronal intermediate filament proteinOptic nerve crushOptic nerve injuryGoldfish visual pathwayIntermediate filament proteinsOptic axon regenerationIntermediate filament compositionNerve crushNerve injuryUnoperated eyesGanglion cellsGefiltinFilament proteinsAxon regenerationRetinal growthBaseline levelsVisual pathwayAxonal growthSoluble factorsMRNA expressionMRNA levelsCloning of zebrafish vsx1: Expression of a paired‐like homeobox gene during CNS development
Passini M, Kurtzman A, Canger A, Asch W, Wray G, Raymond P, Schechter N. Cloning of zebrafish vsx1: Expression of a paired‐like homeobox gene during CNS development. Genesis 1998, 23: 128-141. PMID: 9770270, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6408(1998)23:2<128::aid-dvg5>3.0.co;2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCentral Nervous SystemCloning, MolecularEmbryo, NonmammalianEye ProteinsFemaleFish ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenesGenes, HomeoboxGoldfishHomeodomain ProteinsIn Situ HybridizationMaleMolecular Sequence DataOptic NerveRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRetinaRNA, MessengerSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsInner nuclear layerSpinal cord neuronsRetina of zebrafishCord neuronsRetinal interneuronsSpinal cordExpression patternsNuclear layerRetinal expressionCombined expression patternCVC domainRetinaCNS developmentRetinal libraryPaired-like homeobox geneVSX1Vsx1 expressionDevelopmental expressionChx10ExpressionHomeobox genesSpatiotemporal expression patternsRelated genesPaired-type homeodomainLower vertebrates