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Neuroligin
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[[Neuroligin|Neuroligins]] (NLGN) are a family of postsynaptic proteins which bind to the presynaptic [[Neurexin]] (NRXN) to form a complex which attaches neurons. In humans the NLGN family contains 4 to 5 members that are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4X and 5 or 4Y<ref>PMID:18093521</ref>. | [[Neuroligin|Neuroligins]] (NLGN) are a family of postsynaptic proteins which bind to the presynaptic [[Neurexin]] (NRXN) to form a complex which attaches neurons. In humans the NLGN family contains 4 to 5 members that are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4X and 5 or 4Y<ref>PMID:18093521</ref>. | ||
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[[Neuroligin-Neurexin Interaction]] | [[Neuroligin-Neurexin Interaction]] | ||
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== 3D Structures of Neuroligin == | == 3D Structures of Neuroligin == | ||
Revision as of 08:15, 10 May 2016
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Function
Neuroligins (NLGN) are a family of postsynaptic proteins which bind to the presynaptic Neurexin (NRXN) to form a complex which attaches neurons. In humans the NLGN family contains 4 to 5 members that are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4X and 5 or 4Y[1].
See Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neuroligin-Neurexin Interaction
Disease
3D Structures of Neuroligin
10-May-2016
References
- ↑ Fabrichny IP, Leone P, Sulzenbacher G, Comoletti D, Miller MT, Taylor P, Bourne Y, Marchot P. Structural analysis of the synaptic protein neuroligin and its beta-neurexin complex: determinants for folding and cell adhesion. Neuron. 2007 Dec 20;56(6):979-91. PMID:18093521 doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.11.013
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