Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, 630 W. 168th St. P&S 12-403, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Curr Biol. 2010 Aug 24;20(16):R673-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.06.053.
The development of neuronal dendritic trees involves positive and negative control of growth and branching, as well as modulation of the spacing and orientation of branches. A new study reveals the importance of a membrane fusogen in the dendrite arborization of a pair of highly-branched worm sensory neurons.
神经元树突的发育涉及生长和分支的正、负调控,以及分支的间距和方向的调节。一项新的研究揭示了一种膜融合蛋白在一对高度分支的蠕虫感觉神经元树突分支中的重要性。