Drebrin : from structure and function to physiological and pathological roles

• Other Authors: Shirao, Tomoaki (Editor), Sekino, Yuko (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
• Series: Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 1006.
• Subjects: DNA-binding proteins.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9784431565505; 9784431565482
• ISSN: 2214-8019 ;
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 345 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

This book is the first comprehensive review of drebrin, which plays pivotal roles in various cellular events, via forming unique actin cytoskeletons, including synapse formation and in synaptic function. Particularly the loss of drebrin from dendritic spines is used as a marker of dementia in neurol...