Gene Review:
Agrn - agrin
Rattus norvegicus
Synonyms:
Agrin
- Agrin becomes concentrated at neuroeffector junctions in developing rodent urinary bladder. Gingras, J., Spicer, J., Altares, M., Zhu, Q., Kuchel, G.A., Ferns, M. Cell Tissue Res. (2005)
- Selective regulation of agrin mRNA induction and alternative splicing in PC12 cells by Ras-dependent actions of nerve growth factor. Smith, M.A., Fanger, G.R., O'Connor, L.T., Bridle, P., Maue, R.A. J. Biol. Chem. (1997)
- Reduction in glomerular heparan sulfate correlates with complement deposition and albuminuria in active Heymann nephritis. Raats, C.J., Luca, M.E., Bakker, M.A., Van Der Wal, A., Heeringa, P., Van Goor, H., Van Den Born, J., De Heer, E., Berden, J.H. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. (1999)
- Activation of matrix metalloproteinase-3 and agrin cleavage in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion. Solé, S., Petegnief, V., Gorina, R., Chamorro, A., Planas, A.M. J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. (2004)
- Antisense agrin cDNA transfection blocks neuroblastoma cell-induced acetylcholine receptor aggregation when co-cultured with myotubes. Pun, S., Tsim, K.W. Mol. Cell. Neurosci. (1997)
- Agrin mediates a rapid switch from electrical coupling to chemical neurotransmission during synaptogenesis. Martin, A.O., Alonso, G., Guérineau, N.C. J. Cell Biol. (2005)
- Agrin mediates cell contact-induced acetylcholine receptor clustering. Campanelli, J.T., Hoch, W., Rupp, F., Kreiner, T., Scheller, R.H. Cell (1991)
- Casein kinase 2-dependent serine phosphorylation of MuSK regulates acetylcholine receptor aggregation at the neuromuscular junction. Cheusova, T., Khan, M.A., Schubert, S.W., Gavin, A.C., Buchou, T., Jacob, G., Sticht, H., Allende, J., Boldyreff, B., Brenner, H.R., Hashemolhosseini, S. Genes Dev. (2006)
- Developmental regulation of highly active alternatively spliced forms of agrin. Hoch, W., Ferns, M., Campanelli, J.T., Hall, Z.W., Scheller, R.H. Neuron (1993)
- Targeting of recombinant agrin to axonal growth cones. Neuhuber, B., Daniels, M.P. Mol. Cell. Neurosci. (2003)
- Expression of Trisk 51, agrin and nicotinic-acetycholine receptor epsilon-subunit during muscle development in a novel three-dimensional muscle-neuronal co-culture system. Bach, A.D., Beier, J.P., Stark, G.B. Cell Tissue Res. (2003)
- Structure and chromosomal localization of the mammalian agrin gene. Rupp, F., Ozçelik, T., Linial, M., Peterson, K., Francke, U., Scheller, R. J. Neurosci. (1992)
- Immobilization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in mouse C2 myotubes by agrin-induced protein tyrosine phosphorylation. Meier, T., Perez, G.M., Wallace, B.G. J. Cell Biol. (1995)
- Structure and expression of a rat agrin. Rupp, F., Payan, D.G., Magill-Solc, C., Cowan, D.M., Scheller, R.H. Neuron (1991)
- Agrin regulates rapsyn interaction with surface acetylcholine receptors, and this underlies cytoskeletal anchoring and clustering. Moransard, M., Borges, L.S., Willmann, R., Marangi, P.A., Brenner, H.R., Ferns, M.J., Fuhrer, C. J. Biol. Chem. (2003)
- Agrin-like molecules at synaptic sites in normal, denervated, and damaged skeletal muscles. Reist, N.E., Magill, C., McMahan, U.J. J. Cell Biol. (1987)
- An amino-terminal extension is required for the secretion of chick agrin and its binding to extracellular matrix. Denzer, A.J., Gesemann, M., Schumacher, B., Ruegg, M.A. J. Cell Biol. (1995)
- Alternative splicing of agrin regulates its binding to heparin alpha-dystroglycan, and the cell surface. O'Toole, J.J., Deyst, K.A., Bowe, M.A., Nastuk, M.A., McKechnie, B.A., Fallon, J.R. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1996)
- MAPK signal transduction pathway mediates agrin effects on neurite elongation in cultured hippocampal neurons. Karasewski, L., Ferreira, A. J. Neurobiol. (2003)
- Neurotrophins regulate agrin-induced postsynaptic differentiation. Wells, D.G., McKechnie, B.A., Kelkar, S., Fallon, J.R. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1999)
- MAGI-1c: a synaptic MAGUK interacting with muSK at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction. Strochlic, L., Cartaud, A., Labas, V., Hoch, W., Rossier, J., Cartaud, J. J. Cell Biol. (2001)
- Tissue- and age-specific expression patterns of alternatively spliced agrin mRNA transcripts in embryonic rat suggest novel developmental roles. Stone, D.M., Nikolics, K. J. Neurosci. (1995)
- Localization and alternative splicing of agrin mRNA in adult rat brain: transcripts encoding isoforms that aggregate acetylcholine receptors are not restricted to cholinergic regions. O'Connor, L.T., Lauterborn, J.C., Gall, C.M., Smith, M.A. J. Neurosci. (1994)
- Differential expression of agrin in renal basement membranes as revealed by domain-specific antibodies. Raats, C.J., Bakker, M.A., Hoch, W., Tamboer, W.P., Groffen, A.J., van den Heuvel, L.P., Berden, J.H., van den Born, J. J. Biol. Chem. (1998)