Muscle dystroglycan organizes the postsynapse and regulates presynaptic neurotransmitter release at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction.

BACKGROUND: The Dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC) comprises dystrophin, dystroglycan, sarcoglycan, dystrobrevin and syntrophin subunits. In muscle fibers, it is thought to provide an essential mechanical link between the intracellular cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix and to protect the...

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Main Authors: Laurent Bogdanik, Bérénice Framery, Andreas Frölich, Bénédicte Franco, Dominique Mornet, Joël Bockaert, Stephan J Sigrist, Yves Grau, Marie-Laure Parmentier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2323113?pdf=render