The adhesion molecule Necl-3/SynCAM-2 localizes to myelinated axons, binds to oligodendrocytes and promotes cell adhesion

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cell adhesion molecules are plasma membrane proteins specialized in cell-cell recognition and adhesion. Two related adhesion molecules, Necl-1 and Necl-2/SynCAM, were recently described and shown to fulfill important functions in the...

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Main Authors: Ballivet Marc, Bauer Christoph, Gerber Alan, Pellissier François, Ossipow Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/8/90