Structure and Function of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule NCAM /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Berezin, Vladimir. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Colección:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 663
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Structure and Ligands of NCAM
  • Structural Biology of NCAM
  • Extracellular Protein Interactions Mediated by the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule, NCAM: Heterophilic Interactions Between NCAM and Cell Adhesion Molecules, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, and Viruses
  • Intracelluar Ligands of NCAM
  • NCAM and the FGF-Receptor
  • The Role of ATP in the Regulation of NCAM Function
  • NCAM and Polysialic Acid
  • Polysialylation of NCAM
  • Structural Basis for the Polysialylation of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule
  • The Role of PSA-NCAM in Adult Neurogenesis
  • Use of PSA-NCAM in Repair of the Central Nervous System
  • NCAM-mediated Signal Transduction
  • Signaling Pathways Involved in NCAM-Induced Neurite Outgrowth
  • Role of the Growth-Associated Protein GAP-43 in NCAM-Mediated Neurite Outgrowth
  • The Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule NCAM and Lipid Rafts
  • The Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor: Signaling Crosstalk
  • NCAM Metabolism
  • Biosynthesis of NCAM
  • Soluble NCAM
  • NCAM, Synapses, Emotions, and Memory
  • Role of NCAM in Spine Dynamics and Synaptogenesis
  • NCAM in Long-Term Potentiation and Learning
  • Role of NCAM in Emotion and Learning
  • NCAM in Disease
  • NCAM in Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule in Cancer: Expression and Mechanisms
  • Pharmacology of NCAM: NCAM Mimetics
  • NCAM Mimetic Peptides: An Update
  • Synthetic NCAM-Derived Ligands of the Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor
  • Dendritic Spine and Synapse Morphological Alterations Induced by a Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule Mimetic
  • Orthologs and Paralogs of NCAM
  • Fasciclin II: The NCAM Ortholog in Drosophila melanogaster
  • The Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule NCAM2/OCAM/RNCAM, a Close Relative to NCAM
  • Conclusion
  • Honoring Dr. Elisabeth Bock.