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Synaptic adhesion molecules
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Synaptic adhesion molecules

Masahito Yamagata, Joshua R Sanes and Joshua A Weiner
Current opinion in cell biology, Vol.15(5), pp.621-632
2003
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(03)00107-8
PMID: 14519398

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Abstract

Formation, differentiation and plasticity of synapses, the specialized cell–cell contacts through which neurons communicate, all require interactions between pre- and post-synaptic partners. Several synaptically localized adhesion molecules potentially capable of mediating these interactions have been identified recently. Functional studies suggest roles for some of them in target recognition (e.g. SYG-1 and sidekicks), formation and alignment of synaptic specializations (e.g. SynCAM, neuroligin and neurexin), and regulation of synaptic structure and function (e.g. cadherins and syndecan).
GPI NCAM NMDA CNS NMJ RPTP ECM FNIII

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