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Cullin Mediates Degradation of RhoA through Evolutionarily Conserved BTB Adaptors to Control Actin Cytoskeleton Structure and Cell Movement by Chen, Yuezhou, Yang, Zhenxiao, Meng, Min, Zhao, Yue, Dong, Na, Yan, Hongming, Liu, Liping, Ding, Mingxiao, Peng, H. Benjamin, Shao, Feng

“…Cul3, a Cullin family scaffold protein, is thought to mediate the assembly of a large number of SCF (Skp1-Cullin1-F-box protein)-like ubiquitin ligase…”
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The function of mitochondria in presynaptic development at the neuromuscular junction by Lee, Chi Wai, Peng, H Benjamin

“…Mitochondria with high membrane potential (DeltaPsi(m)) are enriched in the presynaptic nerve terminal at vertebrate neuromuscular junctions, but the exact…”
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Mechanism of acetylcholine receptor cluster formation induced by DC electric field by Zhang, Hailong Luke, Peng, H Benjamin

“…The formation of acetylcholine receptor (AChR) cluster is a key event during the development of the neuromuscular junction. It is induced through the…”
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Crosslinking-induced endocytosis of acetylcholine receptors by quantum dots by Lee, Chi Wai, Zhang, Hailong, Geng, Lin, Peng, H Benjamin

“…In a majority of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies target postsynaptic AChR clusters and thus compromise the…”
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Reciprocal regulation of axonal Filopodia and outgrowth during neuromuscular junction development by Li, Pan P, Zhou, Jie J, Meng, Min, Madhavan, Raghavan, Peng, H Benjamin

“…The assembly of the vertebrate neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is initiated when nerve and muscle first contact each other by filopodial processes which are…”
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Differential regulation of axonal growth and neuromuscular junction assembly by HGF/c-Met signaling by Li, Pan P., Madhavan, Raghavan, Peng, H. Benjamin

“…Background: During vertebrate neuromuscular junction (NMJ) development, contact between motor axons and muscle fibers is followed by pre‐ and post‐synaptic…”
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The function of cortactin in the clustering of acetylcholine receptors at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction by Madhavan, Raghavan, Gong, Zhuolin L, Ma, Jin Jin, Chan, Ariel W S, Peng, H Benjamin

“…Postsynaptic enrichment of acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction (NMJ) depends on the activation of the muscle receptor…”
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Roles of tyrosine kinases and phosphatases in the formation and dispersal of acetylcholine receptor clusters by Zhao, Yang, Peng, H. Benjamin

“…•ACh receptor clustering is a key event in NMJ formation.•Src kinase activation is an integral part of NMJ signaling.•Src signaling leads to activation of…”
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The formation of acetylcholine receptor clusters visualized with quantum dots by Geng, Lin, Zhang, Hailong L, Peng, H Benjamin

“…Motor innervation of skeletal muscle leads to the assembly of acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clusters in the postsynaptic membrane at the vertebrate…”
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Acetylcholinesterase Clustering at the Neuromuscular Junction Involves Perlecan and Dystroglycan by Peng, H. Benjamin, Xie, Hongbo, Rossi, Susanna G., Rotundo, Richard L.

“…Formation of the synaptic basal lamina at vertebrate neuromuscular junction involves the accumulation of numerous specialized extracellular matrix molecules…”
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Dynamic heterogeneity and non-Gaussian statistics for ganglioside GM1s and acetylcholine receptors on live cell membrane by He, Wei, Su, Yun, Peng, H Benjamin, Tong, Penger

“…We have carried out a comparative study of the lateral motion of ganglioside GM1, which is a glycosphingolipid residing on the outer leaflet of the plasma…”
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Cullin Mediates Degradation of RhoA through Evolutionarily Conserved BTB Adaptors to Control Actin Cytoskeleton Structure and Cell Movement by Chen, Yuezhou, Yang, Zhenxiao, Meng, Min, Zhao, Yue, Dong, Na, Yan, Hongming, Liu, Liping, Ding, Mingxiao, Peng, H. Benjamin, Shao, Feng

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ATXN2-AS, a gene antisense to ATXN2, is associated with spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Li, Pan P., Sun, Xin, Xia, Guangbin, Arbez, Nicolas, Paul, Sharan, Zhu, Shanshan, Peng, H. Benjamin, Ross, Christopher A., Koeppen, Arnulf H., Margolis, Russell L., Pulst, Stefan M., Ashizawa, Tetsuo, Rudnicki, Dobrila D.

“…Objective Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the gene ataxin‐2 (ATXN2). ATXN2…”
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The function of Shp2 tyrosine phosphatase in the dispersal of acetylcholine receptor clusters by Qian, Yueping K, Chan, Ariel W S, Madhavan, Raghavan, Peng, H Benjamin

“…A crucial event in the development of the vertebrate neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the postsynaptic enrichment of muscle acetylcholine (ACh) receptors…”
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Mechanosensitivity of nicotinic receptors by Pan, N. Clara, Ma, Jin Jin, Peng, H. Benjamin

“…Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are heteropentameric ligand-gated ion channels that mediate excitatory neurotransmission at the neuromuscular…”
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A Role of Tyrosine Phosphatase in Acetylcholine Receptor Cluster Dispersal and Formation by Dai, Zhengshan, Peng, H. Benjamin

“…Innervation of the skeletal muscle involves local signaling, leading to acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clustering, and global signaling, manifested by the…”
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Regulation of axonal growth and neuromuscular junction formation by neuronal phosphatase and tensin homologue signaling by Li, Pan P, Peng, H Benjamin

“…During the development of the vertebrate neuromuscular junction (NMJ), motor axon tips stop growing after contacting muscle and transform into presynaptic…”
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The function of p120 catenin in filopodial growth and synaptic vesicle clustering in neurons by Chen, Cheng, Li, Pan P, Madhavan, Raghavan, Peng, H Benjamin

“…At the developing neuromuscular junction (NMJ), physical contact between motor axons and muscle cells initiates presynaptic and postsynaptic differentiation…”
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Axonal filopodial asymmetry induced by synaptic target by Li, Pan P, Chen, Cheng, Lee, Chi-Wai, Madhavan, Raghavan, Peng, H Benjamin

“…During vertebrate neuromuscular junction (NMJ) assembly, motor axons and their muscle targets exchange short-range signals that regulate the subsequent steps…”
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Differential Effects of Neurotrophins and Schwann Cell-Derived Signals on Neuronal Survival/Growth and Synaptogenesis by Peng, H. Benjamin, Yang, Jie-Fei, Dai, Zhengshan, Lee, Chi Wai, Hung, Hiu Wai, Feng, Zhi Hua, Ko, Chien-Ping

“…Recent studies have shown that the survival of mammalian motoneurons in vitro is promoted by neurotrophins (NTs) and cAMP. There is also evidence that…”
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