| Literature DB >> 2922051 |
D D Hunter1, V Shah, J P Merlie, J R Sanes.
Abstract
A striking example of topographic specificity in synapse formation is the preferential reinnervation of original synaptic sites on denervated muscle fibres by regenerating motor axons. This specificity is mediated by the basal lamina of the synaptic cleft. A glycoprotein, s-laminin, has now been identified that is selectively associated with synaptic basal lamina and is recognized by motoneurons. Molecular cloning reveals that s-laminin is a novel homologue of laminin, a potent promoter of neurite outgrowth.Mesh:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2922051 DOI: 10.1038/338229a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962