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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 10.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Pediatr Surg. 2004 Nov;13(4):224–235. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2004.10.019

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Interactions between neuroligins and β-neurexins are important general mechanisms in synapse formation. The neurexin family of proteins is a large one; however, only α-neurexins interact with neuroligins and play roles in synaptogenesis. β-Neurexins are important in calcium entry and interact with α-latrotoxin and neurexophilins, which are soluble.