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Caveolin-1 inhibits neurite growth by blocking Rac1/Cdc42 and p21-activated kinase 1 interactions.
Neuroreport - 29 May 2006
Kang Min-Ji, Seo Jeong-Sun, Park Woong-Yang
Abstract excerpt
Growth factors such as basic fibroblast growth factors (bFGFs) could induce the differentiation of mouse neuroblastoma cells. We examine the effect of caveolin-1 on bFGF-induced differentiation of N2a cells. Caveolin-1 blocked the formation of neurites and the phosphorylation of Erk upon bFGF treatment in N2a cells. Active mutants of Rho family small GTPases (Rac1 and Cdc42) could not affect the inhibitory effect...
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