Structure and Function of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule NCAM

Preface Structural Biology of NCAM Vladislav 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 Viruses Janne Nielsen, Nikolaj Kulahin and Peter S. Walmod Intracellular Ligands of NCAM Bettina Büttner and Rüdiger Horstkorte NCAM and the FGF receptor Vladislav V. Kiselyov The Role of ATP in the Regulation of NCAM Function Martin V. Hübschmann and Galina Skladchikova Polysialylation of NCAM Herbert Hildebrandt, Martina Mühlenhoff and Rita Gerardy-Schahn Structural Basis for the Polysialylation of NCAM Karen J. Colley The Role of PSA-NCAM in Adult Neurogenesis Eduardo Gascon, Laszlo Vutskits and Jozsef Zoltan Kiss Use of PSA-NCAM in Repair of the Central Nervous System Abderrahman El Maarouf and Urs Rutishauser Signaling Pathways Involved in NCAM-induced Neurite Outgrowth Dorte Kornerup Ditlevsen and Kateryna Kolkova Role of Growth-Associated Protein GAP-43 in NCAM-mediated Neurite Outgrowth Irina Korshunova, Mark Mosevitsky NCAM and Lipid Rafts Gro Klitgaard Povlsen and Dorte Kornerup Ditlevsen NCAM and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor: Signaling Crosstalk Gro Klitgaard Povlsen Biosynthesis of NCAM Kateryna Kolkova Soluble NCAM Thomas Secher Role of NCAM in Spine Dynamics and Synaptogenesis Dominique Muller, Pablo Mendez, Mathias De Roo, Paul Klauser, S. Steen and Lorenzo Poglia NCAM in Long-termPotentiation and Learning Barbara P. Hartz and Lars Christian B. Rønn Role of NCAM in Emotion and Learning Lisa Conboy, Reto Bisaz, Kamila Markram and Carmen Sandi NCAM in Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders Leann H. Brennaman and Patricia F. Maness NCAM in Cancer: Expression and Mechanisms Silvia Zecchini and Ugo Cavallaro NCAM Mimetic Peptides: An Update Vladimir Berezin and Elisabeth Bock Synthetic NCAM-derived Ligands of the FGF receptor Stine Maria Hansen, Shizhong Li, Elisabeth Bock and Vladimir Berezin Dendritic Spine and Synapse Morphological Alterations Induced by an NCAM Mimetic Michael Stewart, Victor Popov, Nilolai Medvedev, Paul Gabbott, Nicola Corbett, Igor Kraev and Heather Davies Fasciclin II: The NCAM Ortholog in Drosophila melanogaster Lars V. Kristiansen and Michael Hortsch The Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule NCAM2/OCAM/RNCAM: A Close Relative of NCAM Nikolaj Kulahin and Peter S. Walmod Honoring Dr. Elisabeth Bock Vladimir Berezin