Neural cells secrete diverse molecules, which accumulate in the extracellular space and
form the extracellular matrix (ECM). Interactions between cells and the ECM are well …

Polysialic acid (polySia), a unique acidic glycan modifying neural cell adhesion molecule
(NCAM), is known to regulate embryonic neural development and adult brain functions …

Aberrant transcriptional regulation in the brain is thought to be one of the key components of
the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders. Heat shock factors …

In rodents, chronic stress induces long‐lasting structural and functional alterations in the
hippocampus, as well as learning and memory impairments. The neural cell adhesion …

The neural cell adhesion molecule, NCAM, is a pivotal regulator of neural development, with
key roles in axonal and dendritic growth and synaptic plasticity. Alterations in NCAM …

It is well known that biosynthesis of glycans takes place in organ-and tissue-specific
manners and glycan expression is controlled by various factors including …

Neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) has recently been found on adult stem cells, but its
biological significance remains largely unknown. In this study, we used bone-marrow …

The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is known to play a role in developmental and
structural processes but also in synaptic plasticity and memory of the adult animal. Recently …

Sialidases are acid exoglycosidases that catalyse the removal of sialic acid from non-
reducing end of sialoglucoconjugated substrates. Synaptic plasticity depends on sialylation …

Polysialic acid (PSA) is a unique carbohydrate composed of a linear homopolymer of α-2, 8
linked sialic acid, and is mainly attached to the fifth immunoglobulin-like domain of the …