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Several reports describe how rapsyn is involved in synapse‐specific transcriptional programs through interactions with nuclear factors such as Kaiso and delta‑catenin that directly target genes essential for NMJ differentiation."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "1"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " In addition, other work demonstrates that rapsyn serves as a key mediator of agrin‑induced receptor clustering via its associations with beta‑catenin"}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "2"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "and modulates receptor dynamics by countering calpain protease activity during cholinergic stimulation"}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "3"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ", while Wnt pathway signals can negatively regulate its expression to disperse AChR clusters."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "4"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nOther studies extend these findings by exploring rapsyn’s additional functions. 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