Neurodevelopment: Three's a Crowd, Four Is a Receptor Complex
AUTHORS
O'Brien
BBarbara ,
Miller
DMDavid M .
Current Biology. 2016 9 12; 26(17).
R799-801
- PMID: 27623260[PubMed].
ABSTRACT
Sensory neurons detect environmental signals with dendritic processes near the skin, but the molecules that direct dendritic outgrowth to this location are largely unknown. A new study identifies a diffusible cue that mediates interactions with the epidermis to guide dendritic branching.