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"Sciatic nerve injury elicits multiple cellular events, such as the removal of debris, axon sprouting and guidance, and formation of synapses with muscle to ensure rapid synapse reinnervation and muscle recovery. xref During the repair process, the axon pathfinding and synapse formation require distinct cell to cell or cell to matrix interaction mediated through cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), Ig superfamily of cell adhesion molecules (IgCAMs), Cadherins, and Integrins. xref As a result, these CAMs play important roles in a variety of nerve regeneration processes. xref IgCAMs, such as N‐CAM, Nr‐CAM and L1, have been implicated in the control of NMJ function through synaptic structure maintenance, vesicle release and recycling, and neurotrophin signalling regulation. xref , xref Cdon has been shown to function in a complex with N‐cadherin or other IgCAMs to mediate cell adhesion‐mediated signalling in promotion of myoblast differentiation. xref , xref Thus, it can be speculated that Cdon and other IgCAMs and Cadherins cooperate to modulate the specific cell‐to cell interaction required for nerve regrowth, synapse formation, and remyelination."

"This aligns with known roles of SEMA6D in regulating axon pathfinding and target selection in retinal ganglion cell axons through interactions with Plexin‐A1 and Nr‐CAM complexes. [ xref , xref ] These findings suggest conserved mechanisms may govern both visual and auditory circuit formation, warranting further investigation into SEMA6D‐mediated signaling in cochlear development."