NCAM polysialic acid can regulate both cell-cell and cell-substrate interactions.
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NCAM polysialic acid can regulate both cell-cell and cell-substrate interactions
We have proposed previously that the polysialic acid (PSA) moiety of NCAM can influence membrane-membrane apposition, and thereby serve as a selective regulator of a variety of contact-dependent cell interactions. In this study, cell and tissue culture models are used to obtain direct evidence that the presence of PSA on the surface membrane can affect both cell-cell and cell-substrate interact...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0021-9525,1540-8140
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.114.1.143