Ectopic expression of connectin reveals a repulsive function during growth cone guidance and synapse formation.

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Connectin, a cell surface protein of the leucine-rich repeat family in Drosophila, is expressed on the surface of a subset of embryonic muscles (primarily lateral muscles), on the growth cones and axons of the motoneurons that innervate these muscles (primarily SNa motoneurons), and on several associated glial cells. When coupled with its ability to mediate homophilic cell adhesion, these results led to the...

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