Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 W. 168th St. P&S 12-403, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Cell Res. 2013 Mar;23(3):323-5. doi: 10.1038/cr.2012.137. Epub 2012 Sep 18.
Dendrites exhibit self-avoidance, in which branches of the same neuron repel each other while overlapping with branches from neighboring neurons. A recent paper by Lefebvre and colleagues reveals that clustered protocadherins provide a basis for neuronal recognition during dendrite self-avoidance in vertebrates.
树突表现出自回避现象,即同一神经元的分支在与来自相邻神经元的分支重叠时相互排斥。Lefebvre 及其同事的一篇新论文揭示了聚类原钙黏蛋白为脊椎动物树突自回避过程中的神经元识别提供了基础。