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== Function ==
[[Neuroligin|Neuroligins]] (NLGN) are a family of postsynaptic proteins which bind to the presynaptic [[Neurexin]] (NRXN) to form a complex which attaches neurons.  In humans the NLGN family contains 4 to 5 members that are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4X and 5 or 4Y<ref>PMID:18093521</ref>.  
[[Neuroligin|Neuroligins]] (NLGN) are a family of postsynaptic proteins which bind to the presynaptic [[Neurexin]] (NRXN) to form a complex which attaches neurons.  In humans the NLGN family contains 4 to 5 members that are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4X and 5 or 4Y<ref>PMID:18093521</ref>.  


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[[Neuroligin-Neurexin Interaction]]
[[Neuroligin-Neurexin Interaction]]
== Disease ==


== 3D Structures of Neuroligin ==  
== 3D Structures of Neuroligin ==