MUSK is a receptor tyrosine kinase necessary for neuromuscular junction formation.MUSK gene expression is highly regulated during neuromuscular junction and it is involved in intercellular communication present on the surface of cells that are activated by specific protein ligands. MUSK members play a key role in growth and differentiation of those cell types. Agrin signals through MUSK to cluster acetylcholine receptors on the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction. DOK7, a MUSK-interacting cytoplasmic protein, is essential for MUSK activation in cultured myotubes. MUSK also plays a critical role in the development of normal blood vessels.
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The Journal of biological chemistry, 278(40), 38522-38527 (2003-07-30)
MuSK is a receptor tyrosine kinase essential for neuromuscular junction formation. Expression of the MuSK gene is tightly regulated during development and at the neuromuscular junction. However, little is known about molecular mechanisms regulating its gene expression. Here we report
Science (New York, N.Y.), 312(5781), 1802-1805 (2006-06-24)
The formation of the neuromuscular synapse requires muscle-specific receptor kinase (MuSK) to orchestrate postsynaptic differentiation, including the clustering of receptors for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Upon innervation, neural agrin activates MuSK to establish the postsynaptic apparatus, although agrin-independent formation of neuromuscular
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