Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules

Known as: Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neural, Cell Adhesion Molecule, Neural, NCAM 
Cell adhesion molecule involved in a diverse range of contact-mediated interactions among neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and myotubes. It is… (More)
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CD56 AntigensLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexMDGA1 protein, humanNCAM protein (681-695), human
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CHL1 geneCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalIn BloodNCAM1 gene
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CalmodulinCell Adhesion Molecules

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Direct evidence that neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) polysialylation increases intermembrane repulsion and abrogates adhesion.
Molecular force measurements quantified the impact of polysialylation on the adhesive properties both of membrane-bound neural… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule NCAM Is an Alternative Signaling Receptor for GDNF Family Ligands
Intercellular communication involves either direct cell-cell contact or release and uptake of diffusible signals, two strategies… (More)
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Review
2000
Review
2000
The neural cell adhesion molecule in synaptic plasticity and ageing
By mediating cell adhesion and signal transduction, the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) regulates neurite outgrowth… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The neural cell adhesion molecule is a receptor for rabies virus.
Previous reports strongly suggest that, in addition to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, rabies virus can use other, as-yet… (More)
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1997
Review
1997
The molecular structure of cell adhesion molecules.
Considerable advances have been made in our knowledge of the molecular structure of cell adhesion molecules, their binding sites… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Hippocampal long-term potentiation and neural cell adhesion molecules L1 and NCAM
SYNAPTIC membranes express cell adhesion molecules1. Here we investigate the role of the neural cell adhesion molecules L1 and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Functional characterization of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans of brain: interactions with neurons and neural cell adhesion molecules
Ng-CAM and N-CAM are cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), and each CAM can bind homophilically as demonstrated by the ability of CAM… (More)
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Review
1991
Review
1991
Extracellular matrix molecules and their receptors: functions in neural development.
The development of neurons and virtually all other cell types in the organism depends upon interactions with molecules in their… (More)
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Review
1988
Review
1988
The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) as a regulator of cell-cell interactions.
The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) can influence a number of diverse intercellular events, including junctional… (More)
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Adult and embryonic mouse neural cell adhesion molecules have different binding properties
Interactions between neural cell surfaces seem to be of prime importance during neuroontogenesis, and responsible for the… (More)
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