Article
Plexin A is a neuronal semaphorin receptor that controls axon guidance.
Cell - 23 Dec 1998
Winberg M L, Noordermeer J N, Tamagnone L, Comoglio P M, Spriggs M K, Tessier-Lavigne M, Goodman C S
Abstract excerpt
The Semaphorins comprise a large family of secreted and transmembrane proteins, some of which function as repellents during axon guidance. Semaphorins fall into seven subclasses. Neuropilins are neuronal receptors for class III Semaphorins. In the immune system, VESPR, a member of the Plexin fami...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Axons
- COS Cells
- Cell Adhesion Molecules
- Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal
- Cysteine
- Drosophila Proteins
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Gene Expression
- Growth Cones
- Heterozygote
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Motor Neurons
- Mutation
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Nervous System
- Phenotype