The leucine-rich repeat superfamily of synaptic adhesion molecules: LRRTMs and slitrks

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 335-340

  Ko, Jaewon ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

LRR; LRRTM; Slitrk; Synaptic cell adhesion

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SLIT PROTEIN;

CELL JUNCTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTEINS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84870339453     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: 02191032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-012-0113-3     Document Type: Review

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