2012
Specific N‐glycans on SynCAM Ig proteins regulate synaptic adhesion and synapse development
Biederer T. Specific N‐glycans on SynCAM Ig proteins regulate synaptic adhesion and synapse development. The FASEB Journal 2012, 26: 232.2-232.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.232.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrans-synaptic interactionsSynapse developmentN-glycansSite-specific N-glycosylationSpecialized cell junctionsSpecific N-glycansProtein complexesFirst Ig domainN-glycosylationBinding interfaceSynaptic adhesionIg domainsFunctional analysisSynCAM 1Cell junctionsIg1 domainImmunoglobulin proteinNovel mechanismIg proteinGlycosylationProteinAdhesive interactionsSynCAMSynaptic cleftExcitatory synapses
2011
Lateral assembly of the immunoglobulin protein SynCAM 1 controls its adhesive function and instructs synapse formation
Fogel AI, Stagi M, Perez de Arce K, Biederer T. Lateral assembly of the immunoglobulin protein SynCAM 1 controls its adhesive function and instructs synapse formation. The EMBO Journal 2011, 30: 4728-4738. PMID: 21926970, PMCID: PMC3243608, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell Adhesion Molecule-1Cell Adhesion MoleculesCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChlorocebus aethiopsCoculture TechniquesCOS CellsFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHEK293 CellsHippocampusHumansImmunoglobulinsImmunohistochemistryMiceNeuritesProtein Structure, QuaternarySynapsesConceptsSynCAM 1Specialized adhesion sitesSynapse formationTrans-synaptic interactionsSynaptic cleftCI assemblyProtein complexesSynaptic cell adhesion molecule SynCAM 1Adhesion sitesSynaptogenic activityAdhesive functionSynapse developmentStructural organizationNovel insightsSynapse inductionLateral assemblyAdhesive capacityAdhesion moleculesSynaptic morphologyAdhesive mechanismsOligomerizationAssemblyAxo-dendritic contactsCleftLater stages