Cell types are the basic building blocks of multicellular organisms and are extensively
diversified in animals. Despite recent advances in characterizing cell types, classification …

Tissue morphogenesis during development is dependent on activities of the cadherin family
of cell–cell adhesion proteins that includes classical cadherins, protocadherins, and atypical …

Many cell adhesion molecules are localized at synaptic sites in neuronal axons and
dendrites. These molecules bridge pre-and postsynaptic specializations but do far more …

Cadherins are Ca2+-dependent cell-cell adhesion molecules that play critical roles in
animal morphogenesis. Various cadherin-related molecules have also been identified …

Chemical synapses are asymmetric intercellular junctions that mediate synaptic
transmission. Synaptic junctions are organized by trans-synaptic cell adhesion molecules …

Synapse formation involves reciprocal interactions between cells resulting in formation of a
structure optimized for efficient information transfer. Recent work has implicated constituents …

Proper embryonic development is guaranteed under conditions of regulated cell–cell and
cell–matrix adhesion. The cells of an embryo have to be able to distinguish their neighbours …

The structure and function of presynaptic and postsynaptic components of the synapse are
highly coordinated. How such coordination is achieved and the molecules involved in this …

The protocadherins (Pcdhs), which make up the most diverse group within the cadherin
superfamily, were first discovered in the early 1990s. Data implicating the Pcdhs, including …

Synapses are the sites of neuron-to-neuron communication and form the basis of the neural
circuits that underlie all animal cognition and behavior. Chemical synapses are specialized …