Neuroligin (NLG), a postsynaptic adhesion molecule, is involved in the formation of
synapses by binding to a cognate presynaptic ligand, neurexin. Here we report that�…

Adhesive contact between pre-and postsynaptic neurons initiates synapse formation during
brain development and provides a natural means of transsynaptic signaling. Numerous�…

Neuroligins, postsynaptic cell adhesion molecules that are linked to neuropsychiatric
disorders, are extensively studied, but fundamental questions about their functions remain�…

The balance between excitatory and inhibitory synapses is a tightly regulated process that
requires differential recruitment of proteins that dictate the specificity of newly formed�…

Synaptic transmission depends on the matching and alignment of presynaptically released
transmitters and postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptors. Neuroligin (NL) and Neurexin�…

Neuroligins (NLGNs) are postsynaptic cell adhesion molecules that interact trans-
synaptically with neurexins to mediate synapse development and function. NLGN2 is only at�…

Synaptic cell adhesion and synaptogenesis are thought to involve the interaction of
neuroligin, a postsynaptic transmembrane protein, with its presynaptic ligand neurexin�…

Previous work has shown an important role for neuroligins in promoting the formation of
synaptic connections in cultured cells. Although neuroligins enhance both excitatory and�…

The formation of neuronal circuits during development involves a combination of synapse
stabilization and elimination events. Synaptic adhesion molecules are thought to play an�…

Neuroligins are postsynaptic cell adhesion molecules that associate with presynaptic
neurexins. Both factors form a transsynaptic connection, mediate signaling across the�…