Structure and Function of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule NCAM

Preface Structural Biology of NCAMVladislav Soroka, Christina Kasper and Flemming M. Poulsen Extracellular Protein Interactions Mediated by NCAM: Heterophilic Interactions between NCAM and Cell Adhesion Molecules, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, and VirusesJanne Nielsen, Nikolaj Kulahin and Peter S. Walmod Intracellular Ligands of NCAMBettina Büttner and Rüdiger Horstkorte NCAM and the FGF receptorVladislav V. Kiselyov The Role of ATP in the Regulation of NCAM FunctionMartin V. Hübschmann and Galina Skladchikova Polysialylation of NCAMHerbert Hildebrandt, Martina Mühlenhoff and Rita Gerardy-Schahn Structural Basis for the Polysialylation of NCAMKaren J. Colley The Role of PSA-NCAM in Adult NeurogenesisEduardo Gascon, Laszlo Vutskits and Jozsef Zoltan Kiss Use of PSA-NCAM in Repair of the Central Nervous SystemAbderrahman El Maarouf and Urs Rutishauser Signaling Pathways Involved in NCAM-induced Neurite OutgrowthDorte Kornerup Ditlevsen and Kateryna Kolkova Role of Growth-Associated Protein GAP-43 in NCAM-mediated Neurite OutgrowthIrina Korshunova, Mark Mosevitsky NCAM and Lipid RaftsGro Klitgaard Povlsen and Dorte Kornerup Ditlevsen NCAM and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor: Signaling CrosstalkGro Klitgaard Povlsen Biosynthesis of NCAMKateryna Kolkova Soluble NCAMThomas Secher Role of NCAM in Spine Dynamics and SynaptogenesisDominique Muller, Pablo Mendez, Mathias De Roo, Paul Klauser, S. Steen and Lorenzo Poglia NCAM in Long-termPotentiation and LearningBarbara P. Hartz and Lars Christian B. Rønn Role of NCAM in Emotion and LearningLisa Conboy, Reto Bisaz, Kamila Markram and Carmen Sandi NCAM in Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative DisordersLeann H. Brennaman and Patricia F. Maness NCAM in Cancer: Expression and MechanismsSilvia Zecchini and Ugo Cavallaro NCAM Mimetic Peptides: An UpdateVladimir Berezin and Elisabeth Bock Synthetic NCAM-derived Ligands of the FGF receptorStine Maria Hansen, Shizhong Li, Elisabeth Bock and Vladimir Berezin Dendritic Spine and Synapse Morphological Alterations Induced by an NCAM MimeticMichael Stewart, Victor Popov, Nilolai Medvedev, Paul Gabbott, Nicola Corbett, Igor Kraev and Heather Davies Fasciclin II: The NCAM Ortholog in Drosophila melanogasterLars V. Kristiansen and Michael Hortsch The Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule NCAM2/OCAM/RNCAM: A Close Relative of NCAMNikolaj Kulahin and Peter S. Walmod Honoring Dr. Elisabeth BockVladimir Berezin