The clasp between NetrinG and NGL becomes crystal clear
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The clasp between NetrinG and NGL becomes crystal clear.
NetrinG proteins and NetrinG ligands (NGLs) are adhesive ligand/receptor pairs that influence axon outgrowth and synaptogenesis. In humans, NetrinG mutations are correlated with developmental disorders of cognition, including schizophrenia and Rett syndrome. In this issue of The EMBO Journal, Seiradake et al (2011) report the crystal structures of NetrinGs and NGLs separately and in complex, re...
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عنوان ژورنال: The EMBO Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0261-4189
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.375