Structure and interactions of NCAM Ig1-2-3 suggest a novel zipper mechanism for homophilic adhesion
Soroka, V., Kolkova, K., Kastrup, J.S., Diederichs, K., Breed, J., Kiselyov, V.V., Poulsen, F.M., Larsen, I.K., Welte, W., Berezin, V., Bock, E., Kasper, C.(2003) Structure 11: 1291-1301
- PubMed: 14527396 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2003.09.006
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1QZ1 - PubMed Abstract: 
The neural cell adhesion molecule, NCAM, mediates Ca(2+)-independent cell-cell and cell-substratum adhesion via homophilic (NCAM-NCAM) and heterophilic (NCAM-non-NCAM molecules) binding. NCAM plays a key role in neural development, regeneration, and synaptic plasticity, including learning and memory consolidation ...