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N-cadherin prodomain cleavage regulates synapse formation in vivo.
Developmental neurobiology - 1 Jul 2009
Latefi Nazlie S, Pedraza Liliana, Schohl Anne, Li Ziwei, Ruthazer Edward S
Abstract excerpt
Cadherins are initially synthesized bearing a prodomain that is thought to limit adhesion during early stages of biosynthesis. Functional cadherins lack this prodomain, raising the intriguing possibility that cells may utilize prodomain cleavage as a means to temporally or spatially regulate adhesion after delivery of cadherin to the cell surface. In support of this idea, immunostaining for the prodomain of...
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