Article
Nectin-2 in general and in the brain.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Jan 2022
Mizutani Kiyohito, Miyata Muneaki, Shiotani Hajime, Kameyama Takeshi, Takai Yoshimi
Abstract excerpt
Nectins are immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecules constituting a family with four members, nectin-1, nectin-2, nectin-3, and nectin-4. In the brain, nectin-2 as well as nectin-1 and nectin-3 are expressed whereas nectin-4 is hardly expressed. In the nervous system, physiological functions of nectin-1 and nectin-3, such as synapse formation, mossy fiber trajectory regulation, interneurite affinity,...
Topics
- Alzheimer Disease
- Animals
- Brain
- Humans
- Nectins
- Neurons
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
