The structure-function relationships in Drosophila neurotactin show that cholinesterasic domains may have adhesive properties

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 4835-4843

  Darboux, I ^a,b   Barthalay, Y ^a,c   Piovant, M ^a   Hipeau Jacquotte, R ^a,d  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHARMACOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

Cholinesterases; Drosophila; Heterophilic cell adhesion; Neurotactin; Three dimensional model

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEUROTACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA; EPITHELIUM; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

EID: 0029816374     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00864.x     Document Type: Article

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