The Sticky Synapse Cell Adhesion Molecules and Their Role in Synapse Formation and Maintenance - Hortsch, Michael; Umemori, Hisashi; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
A Short History of the Synapse - Golgi Versus Ramón y Cajal -- Cell Adhesion Molecules at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction -- Development of the Vertebrate Neuromuscular Junction -- Synapse Formation in the Mammalian Central Nervous System -- Developmental Axonal Pruning and Synaptic Plasticity -- Cell Adhesion Molecules in Synaptopathies -- The Cadherin Superfamily in Synapse Formation and Function -- Nectins and Nectin-Like Molecules in the Nervous System -- The Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion Molecule -- Molecular Basis of Lamina-Specific Synaptic Connections in the Retina: Sidekick Immunoglobulin Superfamily Molecules -- SYG/Nephrin/IrreC Family of Adhesion Proteins Mediate Asymmetric Cell-Cell Adhesion in Development -- L1-Type Cell Adhesion Molecules: Distinct Roles in Synaptic Targeting, Organization, and Function -- Cell Adhesion Molecules of the NCAM Family and Their Roles at Synapses -- MHC Class I Function at the Neuronal Synapse -- Pathfinding Molecules Branch Out: Semaphorin Family Members Regulate Synapse Development -- Ephrins and Eph Receptor Tyrosine Kinases in Synapse Formation -- Neurexins and Neuroligins: A Synaptic Code for Neuronal Wiring That Is Implicated in Autism -- Synaptic Adhesion-Like Molecules (SALMs) -- The Role of Integrins at Synapses -- Extracellular Matrix Molecules in Neuromuscular Junctions and Central Nervous System Synapses -- Gap Junctions as Electrical Synapses.
Keywords: Neurosciences; Neurobiology; Neurology .; Developmental biology; Cell biology; Neurosciences; Neurobiology; Neurology; Developmental Biology; Cell Biology