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[[Image:3bod.png|left|200px|thumb|Crystal Structure of mouse β-neurexin 1 [[3bod]]]]
[[Image:3bod.png|left|200px|thumb|Crystal Structure of mouse neurexin 1 [[3bod]]]]
{{STRUCTURE_3bod|  PDB=3bod  | SIZE=300| SCENE=Neurexin/Cv/1 |right|CAPTION=Mouse β-neurexin 1 [[3bod]] }}
{{STRUCTURE_3bod|  PDB=3bod  | SIZE=300| SCENE=Neurexin/Cv/1 |right|CAPTION=Mouse neurexin 1 [[3bod]] }}


[[Neurexin|Neurexins]] (NRXN) are a family of presynaptic proteins which bind to the postsynaptic [[Neuroligin]] (NLGN) to form a complex which attaches neurons.  The NRXN family contains 4 members which are numbered 1 to 4.  The NRXN-α contains 6 homologous LNS domains while the NRXN-β contains only LNS6. The images at the left and at the right correspond to one representative NRXN, ''i.e.'' the crystal structure of mouse β-neurexin 1 ([[3bod]]).
[[Neurexin|Neurexins]] (NRXN) are a family of presynaptic proteins which bind to the postsynaptic [[Neuroligin]] (NLGN) to form a complex which attaches neurons.  The NRXN family contains 4 members which are numbered 1 to 4.  The NRXN-α contains 6 homologous LNS domains while the NRXN-β contains only LNS6.  


For Structural Analysis of Neurexin, See: [[Neuroligin-Neurexin Interaction]]
For Structural Analysis of Neurexin, See: [[Neuroligin-Neurexin Interaction]]