Disorganized innervation and neuronal loss in the inner ear of Slitrk6-deficient mice.

Slitrks are type I transmembrane proteins that share conserved leucine-rich repeat domains similar to those in the secreted axonal guidance molecule Slit. They also show similarities to Ntrk neurotrophin receptors in their carboxy-termini, sharing a conserved tyrosine residue. Among 6 Slitrk family...

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Main Authors: Kei-ichi Katayama, Azel Zine, Maya Ota, Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Takashi Inoue, Bernd Fritzsch, Jun Aruga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2777407?pdf=render