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