title: Neural cell contact and axonal growth.
abstract: The past year has seen significant advances in the identification and characterization of novel vertebrate cell-surface components implicated in neural cell adhesion and axonal growth. These new cell-surface-associated proteins can be categorized into three major structural groups: the cadherins, the integrins and the immunoglobulin superfamily. Studies on the biological function of these proteins indicate that they participate in developmental events of the embryonic nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Molecular Neurobiology, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Rathjen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000378:metabolism; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009420:Nervous System / Q000196:embryology*; D016501:Neurites / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D016023:Integrins; D008565:Membrane Proteins