Structure and Function of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule NCAM
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Beschreibung
Adhesive interactions are important for cell trafficking, differentiation, function and tissue formation. In the nervous system, many cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are involved in migration of neuroblasts, outgrowth and fasciculation of neuronal processes, formation of synapses and rearrangements of synaptic contacts associated with plasticity including learning and memory. More than eighty CAMs were found to be localized at synaptic sites, where they in a regulated manner bridge pre- and postsynaptic specializations thereby modulating synaptic function. Structure and Function of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule NCAM describes recent developments concerning structural, functional and possible therapeutic aspects of one particular CAM, the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM). NCAM is one of the first identified and most studied CAMs, and this book is the first attempt to collectively summarize our current knowledge of this important cell adhesion molecule.
Introduction to current knowledge of extracellular and intracellular NCAM ligands and the structural basis of NCAM interactions with the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor Chapters are grouped into sections reflecting various aspects of NCAM structure and function, making for a straightforward approach to NCAM Explores new therapeutic potential of NCAM mimetics
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Vladimir Berezin
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