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Lrp4 is a retrograde signal for presynaptic differentiation at neuromuscular synapses

Lrp4 is a retrograde signal for presynaptic differentiation at neuromuscular synapses

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Lrp4 is a retrograde signal for presynaptic differentiation at neuromuscular synapses

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Lrp4 is a retrograde signal for presynaptic differentiation at neuromuscular synapses

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Nature (London), 2012-09, Vol.489 (7416), p.438-442

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Lrp4 acts bidirectionally and coordinates synapse formation by binding agrin, activating MuSK and stimulating postsynaptic differentiation, and functioning in turn as a muscle-derived retrograde signal that is necessary and sufficient for presynaptic differentiation.
Neuromuscular junctions send wrong signals
Developing neuromuscular junction...

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Lrp4 is a retrograde signal for presynaptic differentiation at neuromuscular synapses

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3448831

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3448831

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0028-0836

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1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/nature11348

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