Journal article
Protocadherins, not prototypical: a complex tale of their interactions, expression, and functions
Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, Vol.6(2013), pp.4-4
03/01/2013
DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2013.00004
PMCID: PMC3601302
PMID: 23515683
Abstract
The organization of functional neural circuits requires the precise and coordinated control of cell–cell interactions at nearly all stages of development, including neuronal differentiation, neuronal migration, axon outgrowth, dendrite arborization, and synapse formation and stabilization. This coordination is brought about by the concerted action of a large number of cell surface receptors, whose dynamic regulation enables neurons (and astrocytes) to adopt their proper roles within developing neural circuits. The protocadherins (Pcdhs) comprise a major family of cell surface receptors expressed in the developing vertebrate nervous system whose cellular and developmental roles are only beginning to be elucidated. In this review, we highlight selected recent results in several key areas of Pcdh biology and discuss their implications for our understanding of neural circuit formation and function.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Protocadherins, not prototypical: a complex tale of their interactions, expression, and functions
- Creators
- Joshua A Weiner - Department of Biology, The University of IowaJames D Jontes - Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, Vol.6(2013), pp.4-4
- DOI
- 10.3389/fnmol.2013.00004
- PMID
- 23515683
- PMCID
- PMC3601302
- NLM abbreviation
- Front Mol Neurosci
- ISSN
- 1662-5099
- eISSN
- 1662-5099
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media S.A
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Liberal Arts and Science Admin; Psychiatry; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Biology
- Record Identifier
- 9983997972402771
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