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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE
卷 42, 期 1, 页码 1-10出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2009.05.008
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- Creative Research Initiatives Program of the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology
- Ministry of Education, Science & Technology (MoST), Republic of Korea [R31-2008-000-10071-0] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2003-0046433] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Cell adhesion molecules at neuronal synapses regulate diverse aspects of synaptic development, including axo-dendritic contact establishment, early synapse formation, and synaptic maturation. Recent studies have identified several synaptogenic adhesion molecules. The NGL (netrin-G ligand; LRRC4) family of synaptic cell adhesion molecules belongs to the superfamily of leucine-rich repeat (LRR) proteins. The three known members of the NGL family, NGL-1, NGL-2, and NGL-3, are mainly localized to the postsynaptic side of excitatory synapses, and interact with the presynaptic ligands, netrin-G1, netrin-G2, and LAR, respectively. NGLs interact with the abundant postsynaptic density (PSD) protein, PSD-95, and other postsynaptic proteins, including NMDA receptors. These interactions are thought to couple synaptic adhesion events to the assembly of synaptic proteins. In addition, NGL proteins regulate axonal outgrowth and lamina-specific dendritic segmentation, suggesting that the NGL-dependent adhesion system is important for the development of axons, dendrites, and synapses. Consistent with these functions, defects in NGLs and their ligands are associated with impaired learning and memory, hyperactivity, and an abnormal acoustic startle response in transgenic mice, and schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and Rett syndrome in human patients. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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