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Agrin is a major heparan sulfate proteoglycan accumulating in Alzheimer's disease brain," The American Journal of Pathology, vol.
Currently, gene defects that influence the development and maintenance of NMJ are assigned to a separate group of the CMS and rank second in the disease causes following defects of the acetylcholine receptors (AChRs).[sup][2] These genes include RAPSN , DOK7 , LRP4 , MUSK , and AGRN .[sup][3],[4]
Agrin, encoded by AGRN , is a cell-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan generated by alternative splicing.
The researchers identified a protein called
agrin, which is expressed during embryonic development but stops shortly after birth.
Other non-HLA antigens that have been shown to play a role in kidney allograft rejection include perlecan, Col IV, Col VI, and the glomerular basement membrane protein,
agrin [93, 94].
Reportedly, neurotrypsin can produce C-terminal
agrin fragment that plays crucial roles in the initiation and maintenance of neuromuscular junctions and is a biomarker of muscle wasting in congestive heart failure patients (31).
We also examined acetylcholinesterase (AchE) and
Agrin expression in the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) via immunohistochemistry.
iNaturalist.org began as a master's degree project of Nate
Agrin, Jessica Kline, and Ken-ichi Ueda at UC Berkeley's School of Information in 2008.
This analysis revealed three top-ranking pathways, which are listed in their respective order: complement and coagulation cascades (14 downregulated genes in the H group), systemic lupus erythematosus (14/16 downregulated genes in the H group) and ECM -receptor interactions (7 downregulated genes, including collagen, type IV, alpha 6 (COL4A6), tenascin C (TNC), secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1), collagen, type I, alpha 2 (COL1A2), COL1A1, CD44 molecule (CD44), and ribosomal protein L26 (RPL26), and 5 upregulated genes, including integrin, beta 6 (ITGB6), syndecan 4 (SDC4),
agrin (AGRN), thrombospondin 4 (THBS4), BT.3034.
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agrin controls maturation of the excitation-contraction coupling mechanism in human myotubes developing in vitro," American Journal of Physiology--Cell Physiology, vol.