Fasciclin III as a synaptic target recognition molecule in Drosophila.

doi:10.1038/374166a0

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Fasciclin III as a synaptic target recognition molecule in Drosophila.

Nature - 9 Mar 1995

Chiba A, Snow P, Keshishian H, Hotta Y

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Fasciclin III, a cell adhesion molecule of the immunoglobulin superfamily, is expressed by motor neuron RP3 and its synaptic targets (muscle cells 6 and 7) during embryonic neuromuscular development of Drosophila. We report here that RP3 often incorrectly innervates neighbouring non-target muscle...

Topics

Animals
Axons
Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal
Drosophila Proteins
Drosophila melanogaster
Larva
Motor Neurons
Muscles
Mutation
Nervous System
Synapses

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