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- noun biochemistry A
protein thatbinds tocalmodulin and isexpressed in thecentrosome , an integral component of the pericentriolar material.
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Professor of Neuroscience, found that two proteins -- Cdk5rap2 and pericentrin-work together to regulate neural growth in the developing brain.
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The researchers show that Cdk5rap2 and pericentrin interact with one another to regulate proliferation of neural progenitor cells that give rise to the brain layer called the neocortex.
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Li-Huei Tsai, director of the Picower Institute and Picower Professor of Neuroscience, found that two proteins-Cdk5rap2 and pericentrin-work together to regulate neural growth in the developing brain.
Medindia Health News 2010
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Martinez-Campos M, Basto R, Baker J, Kernan M, Raff JW (2004) The Drosophila pericentrin-like protein is essential for cilia / flagella function, but appears to be dispensable for mitosis.
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In coloured image, 14-3-3 staining is in green, pericentrin in blue and AT in red.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anahi Molla-Herman et al. 2008
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