Roles, regulation, and mechanism of polysialic acid function during neural development
Roles, regulation, and mechanism of polysialic acid function during neural development
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DOI:
10.1016/s0300-9084(01)01293-7
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发表时间:
2001-07-01
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3.9
通讯作者:
Rutishauser, U
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作者:
Brusés, JL;Rutishauser, U
The polysialylated form of the neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) appeared during the evolution of vertebrates as a new mechanism for regulation of cell interactions. This large and abundant glycoprotein can exert steric effects at the cell surface that lead to the attenuation of cell-cell bonds mediated not only by NCAM but also a variety of other adhesion receptors. PSA-NCAM expression changes both as a result of developmental programs and physiological inputs. This global modulation of cell-cell attachment has been shown to facilitate cell migration, axon pathfinding and targeting, and plastic changes in the embryonic and adult nervous system. (C) 2001 Societe francaise de biochimie et biologie moleculaire / Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.