Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and the allelic disorder Becker muscular dystrophy
(BMD) are common X-linked recessive neuromuscular disorders that are associated with a …

Medical treatment with various cytokines can provoke psychiatric symptoms. Conversely,
psychiatric patients can display abnormalities in cytokine and neurotrophic factor …

We show that the BMP ortholog Gbb can signal by a retrograde mechanism to regulate
synapse growth of the Drosophila neuromuscular junction (NMJ). gbb mutants have a …

Rats learning the Morris water maze exhibit hippocampal changes in synaptic morphology
and physiology that manifest as altered synaptic efficacy. Learning requires structural …

Numeracy is as important as literacy and exhibits a similar frequency of disability. Although
its etiology is relatively poorly understood, quantitative genetic research has demonstrated …

Cell recognition molecules are involved in nervous system development and participate in
synaptic plasticity in the adult brain. The close homolog of L1 (CHL1), a recently identified …

The brain renin–angiotensin system (RAS) has long been known to regulate several classic
physiologies including blood pressure, sodium and water balance, cyclicity of reproductive …

The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) and its polysialylated form PSA-NCAM
contribute to many aspects of the development and plasticity of the central nervous system …

Small G proteins are an extensive family of proteins that bind and hydrolyze GTP. They are
ubiquitous inside cells, regulating a wide range of cellular processes. Recently, many …

The neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily,
mediates cell–cell recognition and adhesion via a homophilic interaction. NCAM plays a key …