Visualization of trans homophilic interaction of clustered protocadherin in neurons
Natsumi Hoshino, Takashi Kanadome, Tomomi Takasugi, Mizuho Itoh, Ryosuke Kaneko, Yukiko Inoue, Takayoshi Inoue, Takahiro Hirabayashi, Masahiko Watanabe, Tomoki Matsuda, Takeharu Nagai, Etsuko Tarusawa, Takeshi Yagi
The paper visualizes homophilic interactions of clustered protocadherin in neurons using a novel FRET probe and finds that these interactions occur at contact sites between neurites and are stable, while synapses show rare homophilic interactions.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 11, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience