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The novel GTPase Rit differentially regulates axonal and dendritic growth.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 25 Apr 2007
Lein Pamela J, Guo Xin, Shi Geng-Xian, Moholt-Siebert Melissa, Bruun Donald, Andres Douglas A
Abstract excerpt
The Rit GTPase is widely expressed in developing and adult nervous systems, and our previous data with pheochromocytoma cells implicate Rit signaling in NGF-induced neurite outgrowth. In this study, we investigated a role for Rit in neuronal morphogenesis. Expression of a dominant-negative (dn) Rit mutant in hippocampal neurons inhibited axonal growth but potentiated dendritic growth. Conversely, a constitutively...
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