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Phylogenetically Conserved Binding of Specific K Homology Domain Proteins to the 3′-Untranslated Region of the Vertebrate Middle Neurofilament mRNA by Thyagarajan, Amar, Szaro, Ben G.

“…As axons mature, neurofilament-M (NF-M) expression rises, contributing to maturation of the axonal cytoskeleton and an expansion in axon caliber. This increase…”
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The optic tract and tectal ablation influence the composition of neurofilaments in regenerating optic axons of Xenopus laevis by Zhao, Y, Szaro, BG

“…Neurofilaments have been proposed to regulate axonal stability and diameter through changes in number and subunit composition. We have found that pathway and…”
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Loss of Neurofilaments Alters Axonal Growth Dynamics by Walker, Kimberly L, Yoo, Hee Kwang, Undamatla, Jayanthi, Szaro, Ben G

“…The highly regulated expression of neurofilament (NF) proteins during axon outgrowth suggests that NFs are important for axon development, but their…”
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Increased expression of multiple neurofilament mRNAs during regeneration of vertebrate central nervous system axons by Gervasi, Christine, Thyagarajan, Amar, Szaro, Ben G.

“…Characteristic changes in the expression of neuronal intermediate filaments (nIFs), an abundant cytoskeletal component of vertebrate axons, accompany…”
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Performing functional studies of Xenopus laevis intermediate filament proteins through injection of macromolecules into early embryos by Gervasi, Christine, Szaro, Ben G

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Xenopus laevis peripherin (XIF3) is expressed in radial glia and proliferating neural epithelial cells as well as in neurons by Gervasi, Christine, Stewart, Caro-Beth, Szaro, Ben G.

“…Neuronal intermediate filament (nIF) proteins form the most abundant component of the axonal cytoskeleton. Thus, understanding their function and the…”
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Neurofilaments help maintain normal morphologies and support elongation of neurites in Xenopus laevis cultured embryonic spinal cord neurons by Lin, W, Szaro, BG

“…Neurofilament number and subunit composition, which are highly regulated during development, have been proposed to help regulate axonal diameter and stability…”
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Xefiltin, a new low molecular weight neuronal intermediate filament protein of Xenopus laevis, shares sequence features with goldfish gefiltin and mammalian α-internexin and differs in expression from XNIF and NF-L by Zhao, Yangu, Szaro, Ben G.

“…The nervous system of the postmetamorphic frog Xenopus laevis, like that of other amphibians, shows continued growth and a high capacity for regeneration,…”
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Effects of intermediate filament disruption on the early development of the peripheral nervous system of Xenopus laevis by Lin, W, Szaro, B G

“…The principal function of intermediate filaments is to strengthen cells. Their developmentally regulated, tissue-specific patterns of expression further…”
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The return of phosphorylated and nonphosphorylated epitopes of neurofilament proteins to the regenerating optic nerve of Xenopus laevis by Zhao, Y, Szaro, B G

“…Neurofilament proteins of mammalian axotomized peripheral axons, which regenerate effectively, resemble those of embryonic axons. However, injured centrally…”
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Identification and developmental expression of a novel low molecular weight neuronal intermediate filament protein expressed in Xenopus laevis by Charnas, LR, Szaro, BG, Gainer, H

“…Xenopus laevis is a valuable model system for the study of vertebrate neuroembryogenesis. However, very few well-characterized nervous system-specific…”
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Squid low molecular weight neurofilament proteins are a novel class of neurofilament protein. A nuclear lamin-like core and multiple distinct proteins formed by alternative RNA processing by SZARO, B. G, PANT, H. C, WAY, J, BATTEY, J

“…The primary structure of the major 60-kDa squid low molecular mass neurofilament protein (NF60) and a related 70-kDa neurofilament protein have been determined…”
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Immunocytochemical identification of non-neuronal intermediate filament proteins in the developing Xenopus laevis nervous system by Szaro, B G, Gainer, H

“…Intermediate filament proteins in the postmetamorphic Xenopus laevis nervous system were identified by their crossreactivities on Western blots with a…”
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Phosphorylation-dependent epitopes on neurofilament proteins and neurofilament densities differ in axons in the corticospinal and primary sensory dorsal column tracts in the rat spinal cord by Szaro, B G, Whitnall, M H, Gainer, H

“…The highest molecular weight neurofilament protein (NF-H) is multiply phosphorylated at epitopes which can be distinguished by specific monoclonal antibodies…”
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Structure, biological activity of the upstream regulatory sequence, and conserved domains of a middle molecular mass neurofilament gene of Xenopus laevis by Roosa, Jason R, Gervasi, Christine, Szaro, Ben G

“…During development, the molecular compositions of neurofilaments (NFs) undergo progressive modifications that correlate with successive stages of axonal…”
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Identities, antigenic determinants, and topographic distributions of neurofilament proteins in the nervous systems of adult frogs and tadpoles of Xenopus laevis by Szaro, B G, Gainer, H

“…Three proteins with nominal molecular weights of 73 kDa (XNF-L), 175 kDa (XNF-M), and 205 kDa (XNF-H) were identified as putative neurofilament proteins in the…”
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Sequence and expression patterns of two forms of the middle molecular weight neurofilament protein (NF-M) of Xenopus laevis by Gervasi, Christine, Szaro, Ben G

“…The middle molecular weight neurofilament protein (NF-M) is relevant to our understanding of vertebrate neurofilaments in growing axons, both because it exists…”
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Inhibition of axonal development after injection of neurofilament antibodies into a Xenopus laevis embryo by Szaro, B G, Grant, P, Lee, V M, Gainer, H

“…The ability to target specific cytoskeletal components in axons for disruption within intact developing embryos would provide a valuable tool for studying…”
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Effect of tetraploidy on dendritic branching in neurons and glial cells of the frog, Xenopus laevis by Szaro, B G, Tompkins, R

“…Morphological aspects of four different groups of Golgi impregnated brain cells from a tetraploid strain of Xenopus laevis frogs were compared to analogous…”
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Differential expression and localization of neuronal intermediate filament proteins within newly developing neurites in dissociated cultures of Xenopus laevis embryonic spinal cord by Undamatla, Jayanthi, Szaro, Ben G.

“…The molecular subunit composition of neurofilaments (NFs) progressively changes during axon development. In developing Xenopus laevis spinal cord, peripherin…”
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