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Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV-mediated LIM kinase activation is critical for calcium signal-induced neurite outgrowth.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 16 Oct 2009
Takemura Miyohiko, Mishima Toshiaki, Wang Yan, Kasahara Jiro, Fukunaga Kohji, Ohashi Kazumasa, Mizuno Kensaku
Abstract excerpt
Actin cytoskeletal remodeling is essential for neurite outgrowth. LIM kinase 1 (LIMK1) regulates actin cytoskeletal remodeling by phosphorylating and inactivating cofilin, an actin filament-disassembling factor. In this study, we investigated the role of LIMK1 in calcium signal-induced neurite outgrowth. The calcium ionophore ionomycin induced LIMK1 activation and cofilin phosphorylation in Neuro-2a neuroblastoma...
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