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XB-ART-19664
Neuron 1995 Jun 01;146:1189-99. doi: 10.1016/0896-6273(95)90266-x.
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Plexin: a novel neuronal cell surface molecule that mediates cell adhesion via a homophilic binding mechanism in the presence of calcium ions.

Ohta K , Mizutani A , Kawakami A , Murakami Y , Kasuya Y , Takagi S , Tanaka H , Fujisawa H .


Abstract
Plexin (previously referred to as B2) is a neuronal cell surface molecule that has been identified in Xenopus. cDNA cloning reveals that plexin has no homology to known neuronal cell surface molecules but possesses, in its extracellular segment, three internal repeats of cysteine clusters that are homologous to the cysteine-rich domain of the c-met proto-oncogene protein product. The exogenous plexin proteins expressed on the surfaces of L cells by cDNA transfection mediate cell adhesion via a homophilic binding mechanism, under the presence of calcium ions. Plexin is expressed in the receptors and neurons of particular sensory systems. These findings indicate that plexin is a novel calcium-dependent cell adhesion molecule and suggest its involvement in specific neuronal cell interaction and/or contact.

PubMed ID: 7605632
Article link: Neuron


Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: plxna1 tbx2
Antibodies: Plxna1 Ab1


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