2015
Key Molecules: SynCAM Proteins☆
Biederer T, Shrestha N. Key Molecules: SynCAM Proteins☆. 2015 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.04784-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSynaptic cell adhesion moleculesPostsynaptic neurotransmitter receptorsPresynaptic release machineryCell adhesion moleculeAdhesion proteinsPost-synaptic specializationsInstructive signalsContact sitesSynaptic contact sitesRelease machinerySynapse inductionCentral nervous systemAdhesion moleculesNeurotransmitter receptorsProteinSynaptic specializationsNervous systemAsymmetric sitesSpecializationMachinerySitesConcomitant formationAssemblyInductionFamily
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
2002
SynCAM, a Synaptic Adhesion Molecule That Drives Synapse Assembly
Biederer T, Sara Y, Mozhayeva M, Atasoy D, Liu X, Kavalali ET, Südhof T. SynCAM, a Synaptic Adhesion Molecule That Drives Synapse Assembly. Science 2002, 297: 1525-1531. PMID: 12202822, DOI: 10.1126/science.1072356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBrainBrain ChemistryCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCell LineCoculture TechniquesExocytosisHumansImmunoglobulinsMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsProsencephalonProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsReceptors, AMPARecombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionTransfectionTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsSynapse assemblyHomophilic cell adhesion moleculeDomain-containing proteinsPDZ domain proteinsNonneuronal cellsAdhesion moleculesSynaptic adhesion moleculesImmunoglobulin domain-containing proteinsGlutamate receptorsCoordinated assemblyCytoplasmic tailCell adhesion moleculeGlutamatergic synaptic transmissionSynapse formationPostsynaptic specializationsPostsynaptic responsesHippocampal neuronsSynaptic transmissionProteinNerve cellsAssemblyCellsExpressionTight attachmentNeurons