The Sticky Synapse

A Short History of the Synapse - Golgi Versus Ramon y Cajal.- Cell Adhesion Molecules at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction.- Development of the Vertebrate Neuromuscular Junction.- Synapse Formation in the Mammalian Central Nervous System.- Developmental Axonal Pruning and Synaptic Plasticity.- Cell Adhesion Molecules in Synaptopathies.- The Cadherin Superfamily in Synapse Formation and Function.- Nectins and Nectin-Like Molecules in the Nervous System.- The Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion Molecule.- Molecular Basis of Lamina-Specific Synaptic Connections in the Retina: Sidekick Immunoglobulin Superfamily Molecules.- SYG/Nephrin/IrreC Family of Adhesion Proteins Mediate Asymmetric Cell-Cell Adhesion in Development.- L1-Type Cell Adhesion Molecules: Distinct Roles in Synaptic Targeting, Organization, and Function.- Cell Adhesion Molecules of the NCAM Family and Their Roles at Synapses.- MHC Class I Function at the Neuronal Synapse.- Pathfinding Molecules Branch Out: Semaphorin Family Members Regulate Synapse Development.- Ephrins and Eph Receptor Tyrosine Kinases in Synapse Formation.- Neurexins and Neuroligins: A Synaptic Code for Neuronal Wiring That Is Implicated in Autism.- Synaptic Adhesion-Like Molecules (SALMs).- The Role of Integrins at Synapses.- Extracellular Matrix Molecules in Neuromuscular Junctions and Central Nervous System Synapses.- Gap Junctions as Electrical Synapses.