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
2007
SynCAMs Organize Synapses through Heterophilic Adhesion
Fogel AI, Akins MR, Krupp AJ, Stagi M, Stein V, Biederer T. SynCAMs Organize Synapses through Heterophilic Adhesion. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 12516-12530. PMID: 18003830, PMCID: PMC6673342, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2739-07.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCell DifferentiationCell LineCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesHippocampusHumansImmunoglobulinsMacromolecular SubstancesMiceNeural PathwaysPresynaptic TerminalsProtein IsoformsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynapsesSynaptic MembranesSynaptic TransmissionTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsAdhesion complexesDivergent expression profilesImmunoglobulin superfamily memberHeterophilic complexesProtein familyPosttranslational modificationsHeterophilic adhesionSuperfamily membersCell adhesion moleculeSynapse organizationExpression profilesSynapse developmentSynCAM 1Cell junctionsActive presynaptic terminalsPostsynaptic sideMolecular compositionAdhesion moleculesAdhesive patternsProteinSynaptic cleftPresynaptic terminalsComplexesExcitatory neurotransmissionFunctional synapses
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