Abstract
The neurotrophins, nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and neurotrophin-3 and -4, are a family of highly homologous proteins regulating neuronal survival and differentiation during the development of the vertebrate nervous system. They act through binding two types of receptors, a family of tyrosine kinase receptors, referred to as the Trks, and a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, p75NTR. This article discusses the mechanisms by which the receptors mediate the responses to neurotrophin or proneurotrophin binding.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry |
Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 241-246 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780123786319 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780123786302 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 15 2013 |
Keywords
- Apoptosis
- BDNF
- Cell survival
- Gamma-secretase
- Neurotrophins
- NGF
- P75NTR
- Phosphorylation
- Proneurotrophins
- Receptor
- Signal transduction
- Trk receptor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)