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Mice Mutated in the First Fibronectin Domain of Adhesion Molecule L1 Show Brain Malformations and Behavioral Abnormalities.
Biomolecules - 11 Apr 2024
Granato Viviana, Congiu Ludovica, Jakovcevski Igor, Kleene Ralf, Schwindenhammer Benjamin, Fernandes Luciana, Freitag Sandra, Schachner Melitta, Loers Gabriele
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The X-chromosome-linked cell adhesion molecule L1 (L1CAM), a glycoprotein mainly expressed by neurons in the central and peripheral nervous systems, has been implicated in many neural processes, including neuronal migration and survival, neuritogenesis, synapse formation, synaptic plasticity and regeneration. L1 consists of extracellular, transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains. Proteolytic cleavage of L1's...
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