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Delta-catenin is required for the maintenance of neural structure and function in mature cortex in vivo.
Neuron - 12 Nov 2009
Matter Cheryl, Pribadi Mochtar, Liu Xin, Trachtenberg Joshua T
Abstract excerpt
Delta-catenin is a brain-specific member of the adherens junction complex that localizes to the postsynaptic and dendritic compartments. This protein is likely critical for normal cognitive function; its hemizygous loss is linked to the severe mental retardation syndrome Cri-du-Chat and it directly interacts with presenilin-1 (PS1), the protein most frequently mutated in familial Alzheimer's disease. Here we...
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