Polysialic acid (polySia) is a major regulator of cell-cell interactions in the developing nervous system and a key factor in maintaining neural plasticity. As a polyanionic molecule with high water binding capacity, polySia increases the intercellular space and creates conditions that are permissive for cellular plasticity. While the prevailing model highlights polySia as a non-specific regulator of cell-cell contacts, this review concentrates on recent studies in knockout mice indicating that a crucial function of polySia resides in controlling interactions mediated by its predominant protein carrier, the neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM.
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Angata, K
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Suzuki, M
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Suzuki, M
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Fukuda, M
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Univ Calif Irvine, Funct Genom Lab, Dept Psychiat & Human Behav, Sch Med, Irvine, CA 92697 USAUniv Calif Irvine, Funct Genom Lab, Dept Psychiat & Human Behav, Sch Med, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
Atz, Mary E.
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Rollins, Brandi
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Rollins, Brandi
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Vawter, Marquis P.
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Burnham Inst, La Jolla Canc Res Ctr, Glycobiol Program, La Jolla, CA 92037 USABurnham Inst, La Jolla Canc Res Ctr, Glycobiol Program, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
Angata, K
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Suzuki, M
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Burnham Inst, La Jolla Canc Res Ctr, Glycobiol Program, La Jolla, CA 92037 USABurnham Inst, La Jolla Canc Res Ctr, Glycobiol Program, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
Suzuki, M
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Fukuda, M
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Univ Calif Irvine, Funct Genom Lab, Dept Psychiat & Human Behav, Sch Med, Irvine, CA 92697 USAUniv Calif Irvine, Funct Genom Lab, Dept Psychiat & Human Behav, Sch Med, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
Atz, Mary E.
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Rollins, Brandi
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Rollins, Brandi
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Vawter, Marquis P.
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