Colman David R
The Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada.
Cell. 2004 Mar 19;116(6):766-7. doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(04)00257-0.
Synapse formation is a complex process that culminates in the linking up and locking in of pre- and postsynaptic membranes. Shen at al. (2004 [this issue of Cell]) begin to dissect the molecular instructions that govern target selection of pre- and postsynaptic membrane interactions.