The Function of Cortactin in the Clustering of Acetylcholine Receptors at the Vertebrate Neuromuscular Junction - Concepedia

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The Function of Cortactin in the Clustering of Acetylcholine Receptors at the Vertebrate Neuromuscular Junction

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2009

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Raghavan Madhavan, Zhuolin L. Gong, Jin Jin, Ariel W. Chan, H. Benjamin Peng

Abstract

Our results suggest a novel function of phosphorylation-dependent cortactin signaling downstream from agrin/MuSK in facilitating AChR clustering at the developing NMJ.

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