functionality, adhesions and adhesion molecules have been a topic of study within the scientific community. Specifically, it has been found that adhesions are involved...

Neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), also called CD56, is a homophilic binding glycoprotein expressed on the surface of neurons, glia and skeletal muscle...

Epithelium Cytoskeleton Differential adhesion hypothesis Role of cell adhesions in neural development Alberts, Bruce; Johnson, Alexander; Lewis, Julian; Morgan...

Brain development timelines Malleable intelligence Role of cell adhesions in neural development "Neurological Signs & Diseases". 2 November 2016. Archived...

Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are a subset of cell surface proteins that are involved in the binding of cells with other cells or with the extracellular...

create the neural tube. The figure demonstrates the development of the neural plate into the neural tube, which is where the neural crest cells are derived...

causes the growth of colon progenitors Wnt3a expands neural crest cells during early development Wnt3a promotes hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal. Wnt3a...

adhesion. This means that EpCAM on the surface of one cell binds to the EpCAM on a neighboring cell thereby holding the cells together. The adhesions...

cells and/or the extracellular matrix Role of cell adhesions in neural development Cell adhesion molecules Pannexin, vertebrate proteins used to form...

development. Neural crest cells originate from this structure through the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and in turn give rise to a diverse cell lineage—including...

on its cell surface. Dscam interaction stimulates neuronal self-avoidance mechanisms that are essential for normal neural circuit development. The DSCAM...

associated with sporadic cases of neural tube defects. SNAI2 downregulates expression of E-cadherin in premigratory neural crest cells; thus, SNAI2 induces tightly...

anterior-posterior axis of the vertebrate. N-cadherins have different functions that maintain the cell structure, cell-cell adhesion, internal adhesions. They participate...

that in humans is encoded by the CTNNB1 gene. β-Catenin is a dual function protein, involved in regulation and coordination of cell–cell adhesion and gene...

The neural fold is a structure that arises during neurulation in the embryonic development of both birds and mammals among other organisms. This structure...

maintenance of cell architecture in epithelial tissues, and regulates RhoA activity. Loss of FLCN function leads to a disruptive effect on cell-cell adhesions and...

differentiation from the neural crest. NRG1 plays important roles in the development of neural crest derivatives. It is required for neural crest cells to migrate past...

groups of nerve cells exhibiting ephaptic coupling with particular functions in the brain. As yet there are no studies on the simplest neural systems...

sort out. In cell culture cells that have the strongest adhesion move to the center of a mixed aggregates of cells. Moreover, cell-cell adhesion is often...

embryonic development. Invagination is critical for making the primitive gut during gastrulation in many organisms, forming the neural tube in vertebrates...

hinge cause the neural folds to meet and fuse at the midline. The fusion requires the regulation of cell adhesion molecules. The neural plate switches...

in expression of a heterodimeric receptor at the cell surface. Ligand profiles and in vitro studies have indicated a role for adhesion GPCRs in cell adhesion...

the ovary and more adhesions. Stage IV (Severe) As above, plus large endometriomas and extensive adhesions. Implants and adhesions may be found beyond...

multicellular structures; however, cell adhesion, cell-to-cell communication and differentiation are common functions of the ECM. The animal extracellular...

N-cadherin, and neural cell adhesion molecule. NCCs ingress into the embryo from the epithelial neuroectodermal layer and migrate throughout the body in order form...

Neural crest cells are multipotent cells required for the development of cells, tissues and organ systems. A subpopulation of neural crest cells are the...

degenerate primary repertoires of neuronal groups. The development of neural Darwinism was deeply influenced by work in the fields of immunology, embryology,...

understood about the specific roles these ions played. Therefore, Takeichi’s work in discovering calcium’s role in cell-cell adhesion was highly transformative...

epithelial cells lose their cell polarity and cell–cell adhesion, and gain migratory and invasive properties to become mesenchymal stem cells; these are...

neural cells, neurite promoting factors play a role in adhesion of the axon and include neural cell adhesion molecule (N-CAM) and N-cadherin. Unless otherwise...