Polysialic Acid: Versatile Modification of NCAM, SynCAM 1 and Neuropilin-2

Polysialylation of the Synaptic Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 (SynCAM 1) Depends Exclusively on the Polysialyltransferase ST8SiaIIin Vivo

(2012) Manuela Rollenhagen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Identification of Sialyltransferase 8B as a Generalized Susceptibility Gene for Psychotic and Mood Disorders on Chromosome 15q25-26

(2012) Erica Z. McAuley et al.   PLoS One

Polysialic acid is required for neuropilin-2a/b-mediated control of CCL21-driven chemotaxis of mature dendritic cells and for their migration in vivo

(2011) Angela Rey-Gallardo et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Sequences Prior to Conserved Catalytic Motifs of Polysialyltransferase ST8Sia IV Are Required for Substrate Recognition

(2011) Joseph L. Zapater et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Novel Regulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (FGF2)-mediated Cell Growth by Polysialic Acid

(2011) Sayaka Ono et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Polysialic acid controls NCAM signals at cell-cell contacts to regulate focal adhesion independent from FGF receptor activity

(2011) K. Eggers et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

The Mouse Genome Database (MGD): comprehensive resource for genetics and genomics of the laboratory mouse

(2011) J. T. Eppig et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

NG2 cells: Properties, progeny and origin

(2010) Jacqueline Trotter et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH REVIEWS

Polysialylated neuropilin-2 enhances human dendritic cell migration through the basic C-terminal region of CCL21

(2010) A. Rey-Gallardo et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

(2010) R. Anney et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Sequences at the Interface of the Fifth Immunoglobulin Domain and First Fibronectin Type III Repeat of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule Are Critical for Its Polysialylation

(2010) Matthew G. Thompson et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

N-Glycosylation at the SynCAM (Synaptic Cell Adhesion Molecule) Immunoglobulin Interface Modulates Synaptic Adhesion

(2010) Adam I. Fogel et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Adult-born SVZ progenitors receive transient synapses during remyelination in corpus callosum

(2010) Ainhoa Etxeberria et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Divergent impact of the polysialyltransferases ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV on polysialic acid expression in immature neurons and interneurons of the adult cerebral cortex

(2010) J. Nacher et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Synaptic cell adhesion molecule SynCAM 1 is a target for polysialylation in postnatal mouse brain

(2010) S. P. Galuska et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Imbalance of neural cell adhesion molecule and polysialyltransferase alleles causes defective brain connectivity

(2009) Herbert Hildebrandt et al.   BRAIN

Identification of Sequences in the Polysialyltransferases ST8Sia II and ST8Sia IV That Are Required for the Protein-specific Polysialylation of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule, NCAM

(2009) Deirdre A. Foley et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

NCAM and polysialyltransferase profiles match dopaminergic marker gene expression but polysialic acid is dispensable for development of the midbrain dopamine system

(2009) Miriam Schiff et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

The repertoire of glycan determinants in the human glycome

(2009) Richard D. Cummings   Molecular BioSystems

Developmental regulation of neural cell adhesion molecule in human prefrontal cortex

(2009) E.T. Cox et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Interaction of Polysialic Acid with CCL21 Regulates the Migratory Capacity of Human Dendritic Cells

(2009) Marieke Bax et al.   PLoS One

Neuropilins: structure, function and role in disease

(2008) Caroline Pellet-Many et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Direct binding of polysialic acid to a brain-derived neurotrophic factor depends on the degree of polymerization

(2008) Yukihiro Kanato et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Polydendrocytes (NG2 cells): multifunctional cells with lineage plasticity

(2008) Akiko Nishiyama et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE