ReviewNature reviews. Neuroscience2021
Neurexins: molecular codes for shaping neuronal synapses.
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- Neurexins, Ephrin receptors, and N-cadherin signaling as emerging mechanisms in synaptic dysfunction and neurodegenerative diseases.Communications biology · 2026Review
- Elovanoid neuroprotection targets cell transcriptomics and proteomics to sustain synaptic integrity after brain injury.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Janus Synapses as Modular Neurointerfaces.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026Review
- Ethanol Alters the Neurexin Landscape in Human Neuroblastoma Cells.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- Aberrant Splicing Signatures Underpin Oligodendrocyte Damage in ALS and Neuron Loss in FTD.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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Abstract
The function of neuronal circuits relies on the properties of individual neuronal cells and their synapses. We propose that a substantial degree of synapse formation and function is instructed by molecular codes resulting from transcriptional programmes. Recent studies on the Neurexin protein family and its ligands provide fundamental insight into how synapses are assembled and remodelled, how synaptic properties are specified and how single gene mutations associated with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders might modify the operation of neuronal circuits and behaviour. In this Review, we first summarize insights into Neurexin function obtained from various model organisms. We then discuss the mechanisms and logic of the cell type-specific regulation of Neurexin isoforms, in particular at the level of alternative mRNA splicing. Finally, we propose a conceptual framework for how combinations of synaptic protein isoforms act as 'senders' and 'readers' to instruct synapse formation and the acquisition of cell type-specific and synapse-specific functional properties.
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