"Agrin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A protein component of the synaptic basal lamina. It has been shown to induce clustering of acetylcholine receptors on the surface of muscle fibers and other synaptic molecules in both synapse regeneration and development.
| Descriptor ID |
D018171
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.631.050
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Agrin" by people in Profiles.
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Zhang C, Ezem N, Mackinnon S, Cole GJ. Embryonic Ethanol but Not Cannabinoid Exposure Affects Zebrafish Cardiac Development via Agrin and Sonic Hedgehog Interaction. Cells. 2023 05 06; 12(9).
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Borza DB. Glomerular basement membrane heparan sulfate in health and disease: A regulator of local complement activation. Matrix Biol. 2017 01; 57-58:299-310.
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Zhang C, Turton QM, Mackinnon S, Sulik KK, Cole GJ. Agrin function associated with ocular development is a target of ethanol exposure in embryonic zebrafish. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2011 Mar; 91(3):129-41.
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Liu IH, Uversky VN, Munishkina LA, Fink AL, Halfter W, Cole GJ. Agrin binds alpha-synuclein and modulates alpha-synuclein fibrillation. Glycobiology. 2005 Dec; 15(12):1320-31.
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Dong S, Landfair J, Balasubramani M, Bier ME, Cole G, Halfter W. Expression of basal lamina protein mRNAs in the early embryonic chick eye. J Comp Neurol. 2002 Jun 03; 447(3):261-73.