The role of glycoproteins in neural development, function, and disease
- 1 April 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Molecular Neurobiology
- Vol. 16 (2) , 163-220
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02740643
Abstract
Glycoproteins play key roles in the development, structuring, and subsequent functioning of the nervous system. However, the complex glycosylation process is a critical component in the biosynthesis of CNS glycoproteins that may be susceptible to the actions of toxicological agents or may be altered by genetic defects. This review will provide an outline of the complexity of this glycosylation process and of some of the key neural glycoproteins that play particular roles in neural development and in synaptic plasticity, in the mature CNS. Finally, the potential of glycoproteins as targets for CNS disorders will be discussed.Keywords
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