Amalgam is a ligand for the transmembrane receptor neurotactin and is required for neurotactin-mediated cell adhesion and axon fasciculation in Drosophila

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 4463-4472

  Fremion F ^a   Darboux, I ^b   Diano, M ^a   Hipeau Jacquotte, R ^c   Seeger, M A ^d   Piovant, M ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amalgam; Axon fasciculation; Cell adhesion; Drosophila; Neurotactin

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; LIGAND; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; DROSOPHILA; FASCICULATION; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY;

EID: 0034282979     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.17.4463     Document Type: Article

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